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Commission unanimously recommends denial for mixed-use rezoning on Swamp Road after resident safety concerns
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Summary
A request to rezone 1 acre on Swamp Road from medium residential to mixed use (PZ3912) was met with neighborhood opposition over traffic and safety; staff recommended denial and the commission voted unanimously to recommend denial.
The commission recommended denial of a request to rezone one acre on Swamp Road (PZ3912) from medium-intensity residential to mixed use after residents warned about traffic, school-bus safety and loss of a neighborhood buffer.
Chad Stevens of MR Engineering said the site is bordered by commercial uses and argued mixed use was consistent with surrounding property. Neighbors described Swamp Road as narrow, busy and already used as a cut-through; one speaker, Danielle Saxon, said she has six children who must cross Swamp Road for the school bus and called additional traffic a safety concern.
Staff recommended denial based on the uses that would be permitted in MU and compatibility with surrounding residential lots. Commissioners discussed road-width standards and whether the property's existing lots were nonconforming, but noted those road standards apply to subdivisions, not an existing lot.
Commissioner Miller moved to recommend denial; the motion passed unanimously on the transcript record. The commission closed the item and no further staff report was presented.
