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Marion council approves rezoning, preliminary plat for Champions Estates after resident objections
Summary
The Marion City Council approved final consideration of a rezoning request and a preliminary plat for Champions Estates, a subdivision east of Lucor/Looplore Road and north of Artesian Road, after staff and councilors said the change maintains previous lot standards. A resident raised public opposition during the public forum.
Champions Estates rezoning and preliminary plat approved; resident opposed during public forum.
The Marion City Council on Aug. 21 approved final consideration of an ordinance to rezone property east of Lucor/Looplore Road and north of Artesian Road and separately approved the Champions Estates Fifth Addition preliminary plat.
City staff and councilors said the change to the zoning designation does not alter the bulk regulations for lots in the area and therefore would not increase the number of lots beyond what the original preliminary plat allowed.
“The former R2 zoning district has the same bulk regulations. So that includes setback requirements, that includes minimum lot area, minimum lot width, as what is being proposed today as the SR3 District,” Nicole, a city planner, told the council during the discussion. She said the change is largely a retitling under the city's updated zoning classifications and does not change lot dimensions or setbacks.
At the start of the meeting, resident Mike Murphy of 3132 Artesian Road used the public forum to object to rezoning in his neighborhood. “I like the neighborhood… If it ain't broke, don't fix it,” Murphy said, adding he opposed rezoning that he said could create smaller lots and more traffic.
Council discussion referenced prior, lengthy meetings and public work sessions on the matter. Council members said earlier discussions and research had answered many questions about lot sizes and how the rezoning would function as a transitional buffer between different densities.
The council then voted to approve the ordinance on final consideration and later approved Resolution No. 32,518 approving the Champions Estates Fifth Addition preliminary plat. Votes were taken by voice for the ordinance and by voice for the plat; the motions carried.
The record shows the council discussed whether the northern portion of the preliminary plat would act as a transition to possible higher-density development to the north and confirmed that the area was included in the original preliminary plat when earlier phases were approved.
The council did not adopt any amendments to the rezoning or plat during the meeting. Future building plans on individual lots remain subject to the city's permitting process.
The council's actions complete the city's final local approvals for the rezone and the preliminary plat; subsequent steps will include any required plats, permit applications and developer-driven infrastructure work.
(For provenance, see transcript segments listed below.)
