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Residents oppose commercial rezoning at Huff Smith & Cherry; council rejects applicant's request
Summary
Council denied a request to rezone roughly 1.5 acres at Huff Smith Road and North Cherry Street after neighbors raised traffic, safety and land-use compatibility concerns; the applicant asked for commercial zoning, residents feared a possible gas station, and the measure failed unanimously.
TOMBALL, Texas ' The Tomball City Council on Feb. 16 declined a request to rezone about 1.5 acres at the southwest corner of Huff Smith Road and North Cherry Street from multifamily (MF-2) to commercial (zoning case Z26-01), following a public hearing in which neighbors expressed strong opposition.
Applicant Kyle Burch, the property owner, told council he sought commercial zoning because he believes the site's intersection location limits residential feasibility. "All I'm doing is seeking to have this rezoned, conducive with the other properties in the area," Burch said.
But nearby residents and several written comments opposed the…
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