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Franklin County Fiscal Court holds public hearing on rezoning request for 827 Cardwell Lane
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Summary
The Franklin County Fiscal Court on Nov. 21 heard testimony and public comment on a request by Cardwell 827, LLC to rezone a 25.45-acre property at 827 Cardwell Lane from Rural Residential B to Rural Low Density Multifamily; the court closed the record and adjourned without taking a final rezoning vote.
Franklin County Judge/Executive Michael Mueller called a public hearing to order on Nov. 21, 2024, to receive testimony on a zone map amendment requested by Cardwell 827, LLC to rezone a 25.45-acre parcel at 827 Cardwell Lane (PVA Map No. 036-00-00-012.00) from Rural Residential “B” to Rural Low Density Multifamily.
The hearing featured presentations from county planning staff and the applicant. Ben Judah, Supervisor of Planning and Building Codes, presented the staff report; Autumn Goderwis, Director of Planning and Building Codes, was in attendance. The applicant was represented by attorney Bryan Hix and Jason Taylor, principal of Cardwell 827, LLC. Technical witnesses listed in the record included Brad Johnson, traffic engineer with HMB, and Kenny Hogsten of the Frankfort Sewer Department. The transcript provided lists of presenters and witnesses but does not include verbatim copies of their testimony in the supplied record.
A sizable group of residents provided in-person public comment; the record lists 18 speakers by name (including Steve Terrell, Penny Peavler, Chad Peach and others). The transcript excerpt supplied for this assignment does not include the text of those remarks. The court’s file does record written submissions received by the Nov. 15, 4:30 p.m. deadline, including a letter from Herb Goff, a petition titled “Preserve Our Augusta Community – Stop the Proposed Zone Change,” and a letter from The Heritage Neighborhood Association, indicating organized written opposition in the record.
During closing procedures the Fiscal Court approved four unanimous motions. Squire Mike Harrod, seconded by Squire Kelly Dycus, moved to cease public testimony; the motion passed 7-0 (Squires Sherry Sebastian, J.W. Blackburn, Kelly Dycus, Mike Harrod, Richard Tanner, Eric Whisman and Judge Michael Mueller voting in favor). Squire J.W. Blackburn, seconded by Squire Sherry Sebastian, moved to accept the written comments received by the Nov. 15 deadline; that motion passed 7-0. Squire Harrod, seconded by Squire Sebastian, moved to close the evidence and noted exhibit sources shown on film, including the sites RentCafe (rentcafe.com) and the new comprehensive plan maps; that motion passed 7-0. Finally, Squire Eric Whisman, seconded by Squire Harrod, moved to adjourn the hearing; the motion passed 7-0 and the hearing was adjourned at 8:34 p.m.
No final vote on the zone map amendment is recorded in the supplied transcript excerpt. The court closed the evidentiary record and accepted written submissions; any subsequent procedural steps or final action on the rezoning request are not shown in the provided record.