Planning commission recommends rezoning at 6294 Campbell Highway to allow equipment storage and related services

The Campbell County Planning Commission on an August recommendation moved to rezone property at 6294 Campbell Highway from agricultural to business general commercial so the owner may operate equipment storage, maintenance and ancillary services including pavement marking and parking-lot sealing.

The petition was introduced as PL-25-108 by petitioner George Carroll, who said he plans to use the property for equipment storage and daytime maintenance for an off-site pavement-marking and traffic-sign business. "We'll definitely clean the place up and keep it looking right and be a good neighbor," Carroll said during the hearing. He said no large asphalt-laying equipment would be kept on site and that operations would primarily occur during daytime hours; occasional nighttime vehicle drop-offs were described.

Staff noted the lot is currently served by a private well and on-site septic. Planning staff explained the property is zoned agricultural and that automobile repair was historically allowed in agricultural districts but that the business Carroll is proposing requires business general commercial zoning. The staff report said other commercial properties exist nearby but are not contiguous, so commissioners must determine whether a commercial pocket is acceptable in the residential area.

A lifelong county resident, Charlie Drew, spoke in support and said Carroll has run a "clean class operation" and that the site would improve with Carroll's stewardship. Theresa Hood, a nearby property owner who identified herself as a former school board member, asked whether rezoning would affect her taxes and property values and raised questions about theft and whether the existing building would be demolished. Staff replied that tax and assessment questions are handled by the commissioner of revenue and would be addressed at the next county reassessment; the commission limited its comments to land-use considerations.

Carroll said he plans to keep and improve the existing building, add a gate and security systems, and avoid making the site more visible from the road. He said his business currently employs two people and he hopes to add staff over time.

After discussion, a commissioner moved to recommend approval of PL-25-108 to the Board of Supervisors; the motion received a second and the commission voted in favor. The recommendation will be forwarded to the Board of Supervisors for final action in August.

Details recorded at the hearing included that the site would continue on private water and septic, would not be used as a retail facility, and would store only equipment and small supplies (paint for parking‑lot striping was mentioned). No final conditions or vote tally by member names were recorded in the planning commission minutes presented at the hearing.