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Commission recommends Webster rezoning to City Council after purchaser speaks at hearing
Summary
After a public hearing on Case 20260226003, the commission recommended rezoning a remaining 7.28-acre parcel (from AR to E-1) following an intra-family sale that reduced the original parcel below the AR minimum; purchaser Gary Walton spoke in support of the transaction.
The Chelsea Planning Commission held a public hearing on Case 20260226003 (Webster rezoning) and voted to recommend the requested zoning change to the City Council.
Chair read the case details: the original parcel was about 17.28 acres on Highway 32 in Columbiana and the applicant (Reagan Wester) had sold 10 of those acres to Gary Walton, leaving a remaining parcel of about 7.28 acres. Staff explained that the remaining acreage falls below the 10-acre minimum for AR zoning and therefore must be rezoned to E-1 for a valid subdivision.
Gary Walton (speaker 3), who said he was purchasing the 10 acres, told the commission the sale was intra-family and that the purchase was intended to keep the land within the family and to help a relative in need. After hearing public comment and staff explanation, the commission made a motion to recommend the rezoning to City Council.
The commission's recommendation will be transmitted to the City Council for final action; the commission did not make the final zoning decision tonight.
