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Neighbors press council on runoff, buffers and traffic at Baycon Road annexation hearing
Summary
At a Nov. 6 public hearing, residents voiced strong concerns about drainage, a steep 2:1 slope, buffers and traffic for a proposal to annex and rezone 4.85 acres at 3632 Baycon Road for a single‑family subdivision. Planning staff said technical stormwater controls will be addressed at permitting; the council took no final action.
A proposal to annex and rezone 4.85 acres at 3632 Baycon Road drew multiple residents to Canton City Council on Nov. 6 to describe recurring runoff, a steep slope above Park Village and potential traffic impacts.
Planning staff member Mister Green told the council the request (ANNX2509-003 and RZON2509-008) would change the current Cherokee County agricultural (AG) zoning to R-4, with a requested density of 5.77 dwelling units per acre and up to 28 lots on the 4.85-acre parcel. Green noted the city comprehensive plan recommends 1–3 dwelling units per acre for that area and described an applicant request for a variance to eliminate a 50-foot buffer where R-4 would abut property zoned Planned Development Mixed Use (PDMU).
The applicant representatives, Eddie Vargas and Corey Sonaker, described the project as a…
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