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Panel approves Cedar Ridge 20‑lot rezoning after developer agrees to preserve entry trees and add screening
Summary
The commission recommended approval of a land‑use change and rezoning to permit a 20‑lot subdivision on Cedar Ridge Road, with a condition that existing right‑of‑way trees be preserved and that disturbed entry area be planted and fenced for future screening. Neighbors had urged caution over traffic safety.
The Planning Commission recommended approval of LU260179 / Z260177 to rezone roughly 32.48 acres from A‑1 (employment center designation) to R‑1 OSC for a 20‑lot residential subdivision proposed by Reliant Homes. Applicant representative Butler summarized the plan and said the site will include 50‑foot transitional buffers and preserved open space.
Local business owner John Ashley Barrientos and other neighbors raised traffic and intersection safety concerns at Highway 78 and Cedar Ridge Road, calling the junction "a nightmare intersection" and urging careful mitigation. The applicant said the site is wooded and that the plan calls for leaving existing trees along the right‑of‑way and installing a landscaped entrance where trees must be removed. The commission approved the rezoning with the condition that disturbed entry areas be planted with shrubs, trees and fencing for long‑term screening; the recommendation will be transmitted to the Board of Commissioners.
