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Commission debates McCurdy ADO rezoning request; financing realities and zoning limits dominate discussion
Summary
Property owner Mike McCurdy sought a change from rural residential to highway commercial to secure financing for an ADO project. Commissioners expressed concern about up‑zoning on a private road and the precedent of rezoning to facilitate financing; a motion to deny the rezone was made but did not carry.
Grand County property owner Michael (Mike) McCurdy asked the Planning Commission on Nov. 24 to change zoning on a 1.26‑acre parcel at 1379 South Arnel Lane from rural residential to highway commercial so his ADO project could qualify for commercial financing.
McCurdy told the commission his earlier private lender withdrew and local lenders would not finance the ADO while the property remained in residential zoning. “No one was willing to finance my ADO project as it sat on rural residential lot,” McCurdy said, explaining why he sought a commercial designation…
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