The Fairview Board of Commissioners voted to defer for 60 days a rezoning request to change roughly 62.53 acres on Horn Tavern Road from RS-40 (single-family residential) to RS-15.

The proposal, introduced by Alex Becker of Ecotera, sought the rezoning to allow a medium-density single-family product the developer said would likely yield about 80–90 homes. Becker described the site as "really a beautiful site" with a small pond and tree canopy the developer plans to preserve and said the concept plan aims to retain buffers where possible.

Staff planner Ethan Greer told the board the request carried a positive staff recommendation, citing adjacent RS-15 developments, but acknowledged the change does not align with the adopted 2040 comprehensive plan. Several commissioners said that mismatch, combined with concerns about traffic and the pending new development code, supported pausing action. Vice Mayor McDonald said, "I would like to see you to wait until that is in place," noting the new code will lower thresholds for traffic studies and add controls the current ordinance lacks.

Mayor Rogers Anderson moved to defer the rezoning for 60 days; the motion was seconded and carried unanimously. The deferral pauses the process until the board can consider the final form of the new development code and additional information such as traffic analyses and concept details.

What happens next: The developer said he would provide the concept plan to the board as a show of good faith. The rezoning can be reconsidered after the board has had an opportunity to finalize and vote on the new zoning regulations or to review additional studies requested during the deferral period.