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Developer withdraws Barber Farm annexation and rezoning after widespread neighborhood opposition
Summary
After three hours of public comment highlighting traffic, school capacity, aquifer and compatibility concerns, the developer of the Barber Farm proposal asked to withdraw the annexation and zone-change application; the council unanimously accepted the withdrawal so the plan can be retooled.
Taylor Kasparick, the developer's agent for the Barber Farm proposal, asked the Billings City Council to withdraw the package of annexation and rezoning requests for the 55.46-acre Barber Farm subdivision so the developer could meet again with neighbors and rework the proposal. The council voted unanimously to accept the request, ending the joint public hearing without adoption of annexation 25-0-6 or zone change 10-74.
Supporters of the withdrawal said it would give the developer an opportunity to address concerns raised repeatedly at the hearing. "We would move forward with withdraw or requesting to withdraw the application tonight and potentially retool the application and come back before city council," Kasparick said when asked by councilmembers whether the applicant would step back. The developer had argued the proposal aligned with the city's growth policy and that the primary residential product planned was…
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