Planning commission backs General Commercial rezoning on Highway 20, approves buffer variance

Aug 4, 2026

The commission unanimously recommended (9–0) General Commercial rezoning for a 4.21‑acre Highway 20 site and approved a 35→25‑foot buffer reduction along DOT property; applicant withdrew a requested parking variance and agreed to relocate dumpsters to the eastern edge.

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The Planning Commission unanimously recommended approval of a rezoning request that would convert a 4.21‑acre assemblage along State Route 20 from R‑40 to General Commercial, with a separate unanimous vote approving a variance reducing a DOT‑adjacent buffer from 35 to 25 feet.

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