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Council tables rezoning request for 1408 Sanhese Drive after neighbors cite flooding and contamination concerns
Summary
The council opened a public hearing on Ordinance 12-39 to rezone 1408 Sanhese Drive from C-2 to R-2. Neighbors raised traffic, drainage and possible soil-contamination concerns; the council voted to table the ordinance pending engineering and soil investigations.
The East Ridge City Council on Jan. 8 opened a public hearing on Ordinance 12-39, a proposal to rezone 1408 Sanhese Drive (tax map 169K-J-009) from C-2 General Commercial to R-2 Residential Duplex and then tabled the measure after residents and council members raised drainage and contamination concerns.
Alan Jones of Stone Creek Consulting, the applicant’s representative, told the council the Planning Commission had recommended approval and described the request as a downzoning that would “reduce land intensity and potential impacts such as traffic, noise, [and] lighting.” He said the site is in the flood zone but that the developer intends to meet flood standards by raising the finished floor…
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