Franklin County commissioners approve rezoning of roughly 5.94-acre tract near Old Estill Springs Road

The Franklin County Board of Commissioners on Jan. 8 approved a rezoning request to change about 5.94 acres of Tax Map 45, Parcel 33.00 from A (Agricultural) to R-1 (Single Family Residential). Commissioner Barbara Finney moved to approve the rezoning; Commissioner Dave Van Buskirk seconded. The motion passed by voice vote, recorded as 11 ayes and 0 noes.

The rezoned area is described in planning documents as portions of a parent parcel located along Old Estill Springs Road and bounded to the north by Luttrell Drive. Planning materials on the record identify two tracts: Tract 1 at approximately 3.47 acres and Tract 2 at approximately 2.47 acres, together totaling about 5.94 acres. The application is listed with Kurt Johnson as agent for property owner Vernon Miller. The transcript includes a Planning & Zoning Department notice issued under TCA-13-7-105 and a memo from Janet Petrunich, Director/Building Commissioner, describing the request and where supporting materials could be reviewed.

The Winchester Municipal-Regional Planning Commission recommended approval at its Dec. 18, 2017 meeting; a cover letter signed by planning staff (Pat Sanders) and a certified re-zoning plat prepared by a registered land surveyor are included in the meeting materials. The transcript does not record public testimony for or against the rezoning.

Chairman Eddie Clark opened the special session at 7:00 p.m.; Sheriff Tim Fuller led the Pledge of Allegiance and Deputy Clerk Mary Sons recorded the minutes. After the rezoning vote the board quickly completed business and Commissioner Dave Van Buskirk moved to adjourn at 7:01 p.m.; Commissioner Doug Goodman seconded and the motion passed by voice vote, 11-0. The transcript does not state an effective date for the rezoning or list next administrative steps in the record.