Tyrone council approves rezoning for potential church site at 962 Sunway Road

The Tyrone Town Council voted to rezone 962 Sunway Road from AR (Agricultural Residential) to C‑1 (community commercial) after an applicant representative said the change is needed to accommodate a church.

The applicant representative said, “we're requesting to rezone the property at 962 Sunway Road from AR Agriculture Residential to C‑1 community commercial,” and told the council the petitioners accepted staff recommendations as presented. Town staff had explained that AR zoning allows churches only as conditioned uses and imposes a 10‑acre minimum lot size for churches, a constraint the applicant’s parcel cannot meet.

Staff member (speaker 3) told the council that while AR does not have a strict frontage requirement, its conditional‑use and acreage requirements make nonresidential uses such as churches impractical without rezoning. Council members asked about traffic and driveway design; staff said curb‑cut and turn‑lane needs will be evaluated at site‑plan review and that interparcel connectivity will be negotiated with the applicant at the applicant’s cost.

Chair (speaker 4) opened the public hearing and called for supporters and opponents; no members of the public spoke. A council member (speaker 7) moved to approve the rezoning petition; the motion was seconded and the council voted to adopt the change.

The council’s approval carries any staff‑recommended conditions included in the staff report; the item will proceed to site planning where engineering, access design, and any required roadway improvements will be addressed.