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Commission recommends M-2 rezoning for saw mill site with road-paving condition
Summary
The commission recommended rezoning 6808 Wisenbaker Road from M-1/R-A to M-2 to allow a saw mill; the recommendation includes a condition that developers pave Wisenbaker Road from any new industrial entrance to South Main Street and prohibits certain uses (correctional, transitional care, junk/salvage). Vote: 9-0.
Planning staff presented REZ-2026-14 for approximately 8.5 acres at 6808 Wisenbaker Road to be rezoned from M-1 and R-A to M-2 so a saw mill operation and related services may operate on a unified parcel. JD Dillard said the TRC reviewed potential environmental and access issues and recommended approval with two conditions: (1) any proposed industrial entrance off Wisenbaker Road requires the developer to pave Wisenbaker Road to South Main Street and cover design and right-of-way costs, and (2) the prohibition of correctional facilities, transitional care facilities, and junk and salvage yards on the site.
Applicant Ray Colding told commissioners he has been on the property about 30 years and said, "I made a deal with the Department of Transportation to give up land which was approximately one acre. I have two full fledge semi turn lanes that are for in and out, built into the road." Commissioners queried whether the paving condition would apply to existing driveways or only to any future development requiring new access; staff said the condition applies to any proposed new commercial/industrial entrances off Wisenbaker Road. After discussion, the commission voted 9-0 to recommend approval subject to the two conditions.
Next steps: recommendation will be forwarded to the applicable local government for final action and any required roadway improvements would be the developer's responsibility upon approval.
