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Zoning board approves rezoning of utility-owned parcel to C2 for parking and future development
Summary
The board approved changing a utility-owned parcel behind the old grade-school baseball field from residential to C2 to allow a substation, parking for trucks and future development; the board noted the fence will match existing chain-link and that parcel consolidation avoids repeat applications.
The local zoning board approved a rezoning request for a utility-owned parcel behind the old grade-school baseball field, changing the property from residential (R1) to commercial (C2) to accommodate a substation, parking for trucks and future development.
Speaker 3 described the parcel as owned by the utility and said the immediate purpose is for a substation and secure parking for contractor vehicles. Speaker 4 told the board the utility needs nearby space because its Spring Street lot is limited: "We're just gonna grab a lot that we own there... and park trucks [and] equipment," he said. Speaker 4 added the existing chain-link fence around the substation will be matched for the new area.
Board members asked about site access and neighborhood impacts. The parcel was described as behind the old grade-school baseball field and near a short dead-end court that connects toward Sunrise Drive. Members read parcel identifiers aloud during the meeting record (transcribed as 2728, 2826 and 2701) and discussed including an adjacent north triangle piece under the same zoning so future development would not need to return to the board.
A motion to approve the rezoning to C2 was made, seconded and carried; the meeting record reports several members saying "aye," and the chair announced the motion carries. The record does not include a numerical roll-call tally.
Next steps: the zoning change was approved by the board at the meeting. Any required administrative filings, notices to nearby property owners or county-level processing were not specified in the meeting record.
