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Owner seeks rezone of 50 Apollosie Drive for small trucking shop; council to hold first reading next month
Summary
Mike Weaver, speaking for the property owners, asked the council to reclassify 50 Apollosie Drive from SR1 to industrial to accommodate a local trucking company; the council said the zoning change requires an ordinance and will go to a first reading next month, opening a public comment window.
Property owners presented a rezoning request for 50 Apollosie Drive at a public hearing, asking the council to reclassify the parcel from SR1 to an industrial/commercial designation to allow a local trucking company to operate a small shop.
Mike Weaver (speaker 2), who identified himself as the husband of one of the owners, told the council the property is for sale and that a local buyer from Evanston who operates a trucking business has submitted a letter of intent. Weaver said the owners would prefer flexibility so that part of the larger parcel could remain available for a future residence while a shop operated in front.
A resident (speaker 6) asked whether the town would retain control over what specific businesses could operate after rezoning. The chair replied that the zoning code specifies allowed uses and that the likely buyer’s proposed trucking shop would fit the requested classification. The chair also explained the ordinance process: the council would schedule a first reading next month, which begins the public-notice period and gives residents opportunity to comment over roughly a three-month notice period before final action.
Council members and residents raised standard concerns about noise and traffic; no formal permit or license decisions were made at the hearing. The council did not vote on the rezoning request during this meeting and said it will consider the item at the next scheduled meeting for the first reading.
