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Albany County planners recommend denial of Paris zoning change after neighbors raise septic and character concerns
Summary
The Planning & Zoning Commission recommended denial of a zoning-district amendment that would have converted a small parcel at 1124 Highway 11 from ranchette to commercial after staff raised plan‑consistency concerns and neighbors testified about septic, setbacks and neighborhood character.
The Albany County Planning & Zoning Commission on Oct. 8 recommended that the Board of County Commissioners deny a request to change the zoning of 1124 Highway 11 from ranchette to commercial. Planning staff told the commission the application—filed as ZDA‑908‑25 for owner Paula Paris—does not conform with the county comprehensive plan, which designates the site for rural residential use, and noted an open enforcement case arising from three dwellings on a lot that does not meet allowed density.
Why it matters: Commission members said rezoning the quarter‑acre parcel would broaden future uses and could create an incompatible commercial envelope behind existing residences. Several commissioners also cited a recent…
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