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Residents urge caution on Horn Tavern rezoning; commissioners defer vote
Summary
Residents who live along Horn Tavern and CCC roads told the Fairview Board of Commissioners the proposed rezoning and subdivision will strain narrow roads, worsen drainage and slow emergency response. The board granted a 60‑day deferral at the applicant’s request.
Residents in the Horn Tavern/CCC Road area told the Fairview Board of Commissioners on Thursday that a proposed rezoning of a 62.53‑acre parcel could worsen traffic safety, stormwater runoff and emergency access.
Natalie Taylor, who said she lives at 7122 CCC Road, asked the board to require an independent traffic study, a professional stormwater and drainage plan reviewed by an independent engineer, and a documented plan for emergency access before any approval. "Slower emergency response times are not an inconvenience. They are a matter of life and death," she said.
Other nearby residents echoed those concerns. Martin Dillingham, speaking for the Lakewood Club neighborhood, flagged possible jurisdictional waterways running through the Moore property and asked that the community’s waterways be protected. Billy Faye Frizzell, who said she has lived in Fairview all her life, described steep, eroded slopes on the Moore parcel and warned that grading the site for development could accelerate runoff into adjoining properties. Leanne Hill said a single‑lane bridge and narrow stretches of Horn Tavern Road make the corridor hazardous for pedestrians and emergency vehicles.
Planning staff and the applicant, Ecotera, said stormwater, detention and traffic requirements would be addressed during the development review process. Ecotera asked the board to defer action while the city completes work on a new development code and the applicant refines materials.
The board voted to defer the rezoning request for 60 days at the applicant’s request. The applicant and staff agreed the additional time will allow more review under the pending development code and provide an opportunity for neighborhood questions to be addressed.
Next steps: the applicant will return after the deferral period with updates required by staff; residents asked the city to make any new traffic and drainage analyses publicly available before a final vote.
