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Warrensburg rezones two Laurel Street properties to residential amid setback concerns
Summary
The council rezoned 622 and 624 Laurel Street from Light Industrial to R2 to preserve single‑family uses and ease financing; staff warned the change alters setback rules and nearby property owners raised concerns about future impacts.
The Warrensburg City Council on Feb. 9 unanimously approved rezoning for 622 and 624 Laurel Street from LI (Light Industrial) to R2 (One‑ and Two‑Family Residence), adopting Ordinance Nos. 6008 and 6009.
Community Development Director Carroll said the 622 application (owners Carl Jr. and Kayla Wilken) and the 624 application (owner Bryan H. Froh) were filed because single‑family houses in an LI district are not a permitted use and can be difficult to finance or rebuild. Carroll told the council that "if the properties were to sustain damage of 75% of the value of the house, then the owners would not be allowed to repair or rebuild" under LI zoning, which motivated the rezoning requests.
Carroll explained surrounding zoning patterns and setback implications: when an LI district borders a residential district, the LI side carries a larger 30‑foot setback for future building, parking and storage adjacent to the residential property line; rezoning to R2 would change some side yard setbacks to 7.5 feet. Staff received written comment from Dean Willie on behalf of DJ's Talk Time (Gator Graphics) asking about potential impacts to his properties at 404 W. Young St. and 628 Laurel; Carroll said the larger LI setback applies to future changes and does not affect existing lawful uses unless abandoned or the use changes.
The Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval Feb. 2; both rezoning ordinances were read by title and adopted by unanimous roll call (Kushner, Osborne, Latare, Jones, Uhler). There were no public comments at the hearings.
