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Commission recommends rezoning small parcel to AGR1 after contested hearing with adjacent landowner
Summary
After an extended and sometimes heated public hearing, the planning commission recommended rezoning a one‑lot parcel from M1Q to AGR1 (A1) to allow residential use, despite an adjacent landowner's objections and requests for more time.
The Montgomery City Planning Commission voted to recommend rezoning a small parcel near Atlanta Highway and Travel Trail from M1Q (light industrial qualified) to AGR1 (A1 agricultural/residential), after a lengthy hearing in which the property trustee, Jamie Watson, sought to restore residential zoning and an adjacent owner contested the account of prior rezoning.
Jamie Watson said the parcel is non‑conforming under current light‑manufacturing zoning and that lenders would not finance a sale unless it were rezoned to allow single‑family reconstruction. "We therefore request resone the property from like manufacturing back to agriculture or residential," Watson said, describing address and title irregularities that complicated closing a pending sale.
Bert Altry, who owns surrounding property, strongly disputed Watsons narrative about prior interactions and the rezoning history and asked for more time to review materials. "This is far from the truth. It's actually just a bold‑faced lie," Altry said when describing his version of events and the earlier rezoning to M1.
Commissioners discussed spot‑zoning concerns and whether the situation constituted a hardship. Several members said the parcel and surrounding conditions made this a unique case. After discussion, a motion to recommend AGR1/A1 passed with six votes in favor. The commission noted that its recommendation goes to City Council for a final decision and that affected parties may pursue further administrative or legal avenues.
