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Commission approves Smith & Sons contracting rezoning for infill site on Highway 67
Summary
Commissioners approved PB25‑0015 to rezone two parcels at 3209 US Highway 67 to Planned Commercial and granted development plan approval for Smith & Sons contracting, subject to conditions including preservation of stream buffers and voiding gravel ingress relief if use changes. The vote was unanimous.
The Planning & Zoning Commission unanimously approved a request to rezone two parcels at 3209 U.S. Highway 67 to Planned Commercial (PC) and to adopt a development plan for Smith & Sons contracting (case PB25‑0015).
Staff told the commission the 4.8‑acre site sits on a commercial corridor consistent with the Visualized Jefferson County master plan and has several existing vacant structures. The petition asked for planned commercial zoning and a development plan with two buildings (a 6,000‑square‑foot primary building and a 1,500‑square‑foot accessory structure), a gravel access drive with a paved entrance, limited parking, and outdoor equipment storage clustered away from stream buffers.
Staff recommended approval with conditions, noting the request would be used for the petitioner’s contracting business and characterized the change as infill that would repurpose a property that had fallen into disrepair. Staff also recommended additional landscaping along Victoria Road, stronger buffer protection along stream corridors and a clause that would void the gravel ingress modification if the site’s use changed from the permitted contracting operations.
Petitioner Dakota Smith said the business would employ few people and that the site clean‑up was already underway. Commissioners asked about screening and dust mitigation for the proposed gravel storage area; the petitioner said a privacy fence and on‑site indoor storage would reduce visibility and outdoor material storage would be limited. After questions, Commissioner Sparks moved to approve the case with staff recommendations and conditions; the motion passed unanimously.
Next steps: the petitioner must incorporate the conditions into the final site development plan and comply with the UDO standards if the use or ownership changes.
Quote attribution: "We're a small loan company...we're looking to expand our business," petitioner Dakota Smith said in describing the plan to relocate and repurpose the site.
