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Planning commission tables rezoning request near airport after neighbors, staff raise concerns
Summary
The Planning Commission unanimously tabled ZC26‑07, a request to rezone 950 W / 2060 S from residential‑agriculture to light industrial, citing nearby home sites, road‑access and airport constraints; the commission will await city council action on a related parcel and a development agreement.
The Hurricane City Planning Commission on May 14 tabled a rezoning request for a 1.67‑acre parcel at approximately 950 West and 2060 South after commissioners raised concerns about neighborhood compatibility, road access and proximity to Hurricane Municipal Airport.
The application, ZC26‑07, was filed on behalf of applicant Scott Stratton with agent Carl Rasmussen. Rasmussen told the commission the owner already has utilities stubbed to the three proposed parcels and prefers an M‑1 (light industrial) classification "just whatever we can put on M‑1" so the site can support industrial buildings rather than future homes, he said.
Planning staff described the status of a related seven‑acre parcel to the south that the city council is handling through a draft development agreement. A planning staff member said the draft agreement currently being negotiated with council would limit uses on the related parcel to storage of construction materials and small warehousing and would exclude self‑storage from permitted uses.
Commissioners said the pending council action and the terms of any development agreement would materially affect the commission’s recommendation. Several members also pointed to collapsible soils in the area, potential truck traffic on nearby local streets and the logistics of an airport‑adjacent industrial use, asking whether access could be arranged without routing industrial traffic through neighborhood streets.
Given those open issues, Commissioner Ralph Ballard moved to table ZC26‑07 until the city council determines the status of the adjoining properties; the motion was seconded and passed unanimously.
What happens next: the planning department will notify the applicant and the commission will revisit ZC26‑07 after the city council acts on the related parcel and any development agreement. The council is expected to consider the adjoining property at an upcoming meeting; the commission specifically cited that outcome as controlling for how it can sensibly recommend on the present application.
