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Commissioners set August hearing as developer seeks rezoning; planning staff and city want annexation to Woodstock
Summary
A developer seeking to rezone about 11 acres off Putnam Ford Drive to RZL (residential zoning) presented revised site plans reducing lots and variances; planning staff and some commissioners recommended exploring annexation into the City of Woodstock and scheduled a public hearing for Aug. 19 if annexation does not proceed.
Planning staff described a rezoning request for about 11 acres off Putnam Ford Drive from R‑40 to a zoning that would allow smaller residential lots. At the planning commission hearing the applicant had initially sought 38 lots and several variances; staff said the applicant later submitted revised plans reducing lots to 34 (and in one iteration showing 31) and withdrawing several variance requests.
The property abuts the City of Woodstock growth boundary and staff and commissioners discussed annexation as an option. Planning staff said the revised plan now proposes a 50‑foot private access and utility easement for certain lots, a 20‑foot revegetated buffer in one area, and a vehicular connection into an…
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