Council rezones 406 Kelly Mill Road for office use; owner says he will relocate State Farm agency

Council approved rezoning application 2025142 to change a 0.24-acre parcel at 406 Kelly Mill Road from single-family residential (R-1A) to Office Professional (OP).

Planning staff read the Planning Commission report and said the commission unanimously recommended approval with four conditions: office hours limited to Monday–Friday 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.; parking that meets the city's off-street requirements and is approved by the Department of Planning and Zoning; use of standard corner floodlights rather than high-intensity poles; and a landscaped buffer around the building to be approved by the Department of Planning and Zoning.

Tommy McNall, the property owner, said he is a State Farm agent and wants to move an office to the Kelly Mill location. "I'm Tommy McNall, the owner of 406 Kelly Mill. As the gentleman said, my hope is that we'd be rezoned for office professional. I'm a State Farm agent," McNall said. He told council he plans parking and landscaping but does not anticipate expanding the building itself.

Council members raised questions about whether the parcel has sufficient room for the required planting buffer and whether landscaping would need to be placed on an adjacent parcel the owner also controls. A council member noted the condition requires a planted buffer but that the condition text did not specify a 20-foot width.

After closing the public hearing, a council member moved to approve rezoning application 2025142 with the Planning Commission’s conditions; the motion carried 5-0.

The approved rezoning is subject to the packet conditions; any future remodeling or a change of use will require design review or further planning approval as required under the conditions.