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Council grills petitioner over Pence Road rezoning amid railroad preemption questions
Summary
A contested rezoning for ~31 acres on Pence Road to allow a rail freight terminal drew pushback from staff and concerns from council about adjacency to homes. Petitioner argued federal law could preempt local zoning for railroad‑owned operations; council asked for additional studies and legal clarification before a final vote.
A rezoning request for roughly 31.2 acres on Pence Road (petition 2025‑086) sparked sustained debate on Feb. 16 as council members weighed the proposal’s industrial intensity against nearby new single‑family development.
Planning staff recommended denial, saying the proposal to rezone to ML‑2 conditional (manufacturing and logistics) would expand heavy industrial uses next to residential and recreational properties. The petitioner, represented by attorney Colin Brown, said the site is…
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