Avon council rejects rezoning of 17.7 acres along Nagel Road

Avon City Council voted 0–6 to reject Ordinance No. 42‑26, which would have rezoned 17.7 acres on the west side of Nagel Road between Middleton and Detroit Roads from R‑1 single‑family residential to C‑4 general business.

Council member Scott Radcliffe moved to remove the ordinance from the table and act; the removal passed unanimously. After discussion and the final vote, Council President Brian Fischer announced the motion failed when every voting member recorded “no.” Correspondence in opposition — including a letter from resident Robert S. Crissinger and a statement submitted by absent Ward 2 Council Member Anne Marie Etienne — was entered into the record prior to the vote. Crissinger’s written submission urged Council to “refrain from approving this rezoning request for inclusion in the upcoming ballots,” citing perceived threats to neighborhood character, property values, and traffic congestion.

The ordinance had been presented as a third reading. The ordinance text identified permanent parcel numbers and the proposed change from R‑1 to C‑4; no substitute motion to adopt the rezoning was approved. The failure of Ordinance No. 42‑26 means the parcels remain zoned R‑1 absent future action. The record shows prior negative recommendations from both the Council (April 2025) and the Planning Commission (April 2026) as noted in resident correspondence. No further immediate actions on this application were announced during the meeting.