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Committee recommends denying a countywide change to allow distribution in Highway Commercial zones
Summary
Council members voted to forward a negative recommendation to County Council after staff proposed allowing wholesale and distribution uses in Highway Commercial zones, citing concerns that the change would allow tractor-trailer traffic on small highway commercial lots and that rezoning should be handled case-by-case.
Staff described an amendment that would allow wholesale and distribution activity in the Highway Commercial zone to enable moving products from storage and warehousing. Several council members said that adopting the change countywide risks permitting distribution uses on small highway commercial lots that lack adequate road access and would rather consider rezoning requests case-by-case.
A motion was made to deny the countywide change; it was seconded and the committee concluded the motion to deny carried, meaning the committee will send a negative recommendation to County Council on the proposal. One council member summarized the concern as creating "a can of worms" if distribution is allowed broadly across the county.
