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Residents raise drainage and tree‑clearing concerns as Montgomery commission backs Cornerstone Church rezoning
Summary
At a public hearing, residents said prior clearing and paving by Cornerstone Community Church increased flooding and removed buffers; the Planning & Zoning Commission recommended the church’s rezoning to institutional but emphasized that engineering, drainage, and mitigation plans must be approved before any construction.
The Montgomery Planning & Zoning Commission on April 7 recommended that city council approve a request by Cornerstone Community Church to rezone two 1‑acre parcels (Dev. 2510) from single‑family residential (R‑1) to Institutional.
The decision followed a public hearing at which homeowner Tyler Cooper of 118 Anna Springs Lane said work on the adjacent church property after October 2023 coincided with ‘‘significant flooding issues’’ on his land, including a drainage ditch and his pool filling with mud and debris. ‘‘All of these issues began after October 2023,’’ Cooper said, urging the commission to require that ‘‘drainage studies are…
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