Developer presents rezoning for Zoor Road site; council hears traffic, utilities concerns

Matt Banes, a representative of Dreesholm, told the South Lebanon City Council at a Dec. 11 special meeting that his company seeks a zoning map amendment to reclassify parcels along Zoor Road from R-1 to R-3 to allow primarily single-family detached homes. "First off, my name is Matt Banes with Dreesholm," Banes said as he opened his presentation and described completed due diligence including a title search, geotechnical work, stream and wetland surveys and cultural surveys on the site.

Banes said the annexation for the property was accepted by the city Sept. 18 and that the rezoning request follows the annexation process. He described a concept that would include 60-foot and 65-foot lots and that the developer is considering increasing many lots to 85 feet after consultation with the King School District. "We're just looking at this rezoning," Banes said, noting the…