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Union County commissioners deny Garcia rezoning after staff, municipalities cite traffic and inconsistent land use
Summary
The board voted to deny rezoning petition CZ-2025-005 (Garcia), following a staff recommendation and objections from nearby municipalities over tree clearing, traffic and inconsistency with local land-use plans.
Union County commissioners voted Jan. 12 to deny a conditional rezoning request, CZ-2025-005 (Garcia), that would have changed a property at Faith Church and Secret Shortcut from R-20 to light industrial to allow a tow-impound yard.
Senior planner Bjorn Hansen told the board the property lies inside Hemby Bridge and that town staff and neighboring municipalities Indian Trail and Lake Park opposed the rezoning. He said trees had been cleared on the site "in the last 18," that the county's land-use map calls for commercial—not industrial—uses at the intersection…
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