Daniel council continues public hearing on rezoning request for 2530 South Daniel Road

The Town of Daniel on Oct. 6 opened a public hearing on a rezoning application for property at 2530 South Daniel Road but decided to postpone a decision so the planning commission can complete its review and return a recommendation.

Mark Skousen, representing the applicant (JDCO), described a roughly 5-acre parcel with industrial zoning on the rear portion and RA‑1 residential zoning along the street. He said the owner, John Hadfield of Hadco Construction, intends to locate a small office and parking on the street frontage and use the back of the parcel for limited parking of construction vehicles. Skousen said the applicant had explored access options from the west but was pursuing either rezoning of the front parcel to industrial or a special‑use permit to reach the industrial portion.

Neighbors raised concerns about congestion during morning and afternoon commute hours, noise from equipment, dust control and zoning precedent if the front parcel is rezoned. One resident warned that rezoning the street frontage could open the door to other industrial uses on adjoining lots, a change some longtime residents said would alter Daniels’ rural character.

Planning staff and councilors said the planning commission had continued this matter to gather additional materials; the town noted certain planning‑level information and a legal analysis of access rights remained outstanding. The council voted to continue the matter so planning can make a formal recommendation; council members indicated the planning commission will revisit the item at its Nov. 15 meeting and that the council would likely consider it at its November meeting following that recommendation.

Next steps: the planning commission will review the additional materials and return a recommendation to the council; no rezoning decision was made Oct. 6.