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Benton council approves two rezonings and a conditional-use permit; one member recuses from vote
Summary
Council approved three planning actions on June 26 — rezoning two parcels and granting a conditional-use permit for business storage at 221 Clark Street — and a council member recused from the industrial rezoning vote.
The Benton City Council on June 26 approved three planning measures: two rezonings and a conditional-use permit for an accessory building used for business storage.
Ordinance 35 rezoned parcel 805-21388-000 (approximately 0.55 acres) from R-2 single-family to HI heavy industrial. Planning staff told the council the rezoning aligns the parcel with surrounding industrial uses; the planning commission had held a public hearing and recommended approval. Chad Slaughter announced on the record that he would recuse himself from the vote because he owns the property at issue; the clerk later announced the ordinance passed 7 to 3.
Ordinance 36 granted a conditional-use permit for an accessory building for business storage at 221 Clark Street (parcel 800-27740-000) to the applicant recorded as Sarita E. Boson (the record includes variant spellings). The ordinance includes conditions: no storage of commercial vehicles or trailers and limiting pickup traffic to business-related needs. At the committee meeting a member described the operation as storage for a ‘pickle’ business and said no food trucks would operate on site. Planning staff stated that required public notice and a June 2 public hearing were completed; the council adopted the ordinance by a vote announced as 8 to 2.
Ordinance 37 rezoned parcel 001-09201-000 from R-2 to R-1 single-family district after a planning commission public hearing and recommendation; the applicant is listed as Hope Engineering on behalf of Mark Carter. The council adopted the ordinance by a vote announced as 7 to 3.
Implementation steps: staff was instructed to update the official zoning map and records, confirm applicant name spelling for the conditional-use permit, and enforce the CUP conditions.
(Reporting note: the transcript includes multiple variant spellings of the applicant for the CUP; the article reports the spelling as it appears in the public record and flags it for confirmation.)
