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Council postpones Union Street rezoning after town staff say records need review
Summary
A public hearing about rezoning three Union Street parcels owned by Samuel S. Sloan was opened and closed with no applicant present; council voted to re-notice and consider the item at the August meeting so staff can gather historical records and the owner can appear.
The council opened a public hearing July 6 to consider rezoning three parcels on Union Street owned by Samuel S. Sloan from medium/high residential categories to urban business, then closed the hearing and voted to re-notice the items for the next meeting after staff said the town's historical files show inconsistencies and the applicant did not appear.
Town staff explained the rezoning is intended as a map cleanup to align parcel zoning with the comprehensive plan and to correct errors in older files. Staff and the town attorney advised council that map amendments tied to an annexation or comp‑plan amendment can be made at any time, but that allowing the property owner to appear with records would be the prudent course.
Council members said they want to review town records on the prior decisions and offer the owner an opportunity to provide documentation, and they voted to place the items back on the August agenda and re-notice them so the owner and better documentation can be present.
The council emphasized the approach was mainly procedural: staff will assemble historical files and the council will consider the rezoning and any required comp‑plan amendment with the applicant present.
