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Commission backs rezoning to allow modest residential-agricultural use (Ordinance 26K)
Summary
The commission recommended approval of Ordinance 26K, a request to rezone a mixed-use 2.75-acre parcel to R1A to allow residential and limited agricultural uses; the applicant (Robert Hinchey) said the change would aid saleability and allow horses; neighbors asked for clearer notice and voiced runoff and density concerns.
Perry City Planning Commission recommended that city council approve Ordinance 26K, a zone change on a legally nonconforming 2.75-acre parcel that would consolidate mixed designations into R1A to allow limited residential-agricultural uses. Bob, the city planner, said the applicant told staff that potential buyers had been discouraged by existing zoning and wanted the flexibility to keep small livestock or maintain the orchard.
Applicant Robert Hinchey identified himself at the public hearing as an owner seeking to downsize and said his realtor advised the rezoning would make the property easier to sell. Nearby residents asked for clearer pre-hearing notices and raised concerns over smaller lot sizes, retention basins and potential contamination from runoff if the pond is used. The commission discussed allowable animal types and lot counts under R1A and voted to recommend approval to council. "I think if I did the math right, like, if you went R1A on all of it, you could put, like, 5 horses on there," one commissioner said during discussion.
The recommendation will be considered by Perry City Council on the standard legislative timeline.
