Neighbors’ Water and Drainage Concerns Lead Planning Commission to Table 80‑Acre Rezoning
Planning commissioners tabled RZ 26-07, a request to rezone roughly 80+/- acres from AG‑40 to Residential Estates for a proposed 9‑lot subdivision, to allow staff 60 days to research water and well-restriction options after extended public comment raising water availability, drainage and density concerns.
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The Planning Commission voted 5-0 to table RZ 26-07, a request from BJ Ventures LLC to rezone about 80+/- acres from AG‑40 to Residential Estates (RE) to allow a nine‑lot preliminary plat. Multiple area residents spoke at the public hearing, pressing commissioners on rural character, water availability and drainage: Larry Schurr said wells could go dry and urged the commission to wait, and several neighbors described concerns about pond and creek drainage and the potential impacts of increased density.
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