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Commission votes down Laurel Road comp‑plan change for 117‑room hotel; applicant offered binding plan but amendment failed 3–2
Summary
A four‑part application seeking to change land use and rezone an 11.12‑acre parcel near I‑75 for a 117‑room Home2Suites and a height increase failed after commissioners questioned infrastructure, flood and traffic capacity; the small‑area comp‑plan amendment failed 3–2 and the application ended at the county level.
An applicant seeking to reclassify an 11.12‑acre parcel on the north side of Laurel Road at Twin Laurel Boulevard to Commercial Highway Interchange (CHI) — to allow a 117‑room Home2Suites by Hilton and a height special exception from 50 ft to 65 ft — failed to win the four affirmative votes required for a comp‑plan amendment.
Attorney Patrick Seidensticker and land‑use counsel Bill Merrill presented the four‑part package (small‑area comp‑plan amendment, corresponding I‑75 corridor plan amendment, rezone from OUE‑1 to CHI and a special exception for height). The applicant offered a…
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