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Board rejects reclassification of M1/M2 permitted uses, preserves current permissions
Summary
After debate about notice and property rights, the planning board voted 7–1 to remove proposed changes that would have reclassified many M1 permitted uses as special uses in M2 heavy industrial zones, leaving current M1/M2 permissions intact.
Board members debated a proposed reclassification that would have required special‑use approval for many uses in the M2 (heavy industrial) district that are currently permitted. Several members argued the change would be overreach and would strip longstanding permissions from property owners; others said special‑use review protects neighbors by requiring public hearings.
"I think that if the zoning allows, there's nothing in here, oil field supplies, a monument, engraving, and sales, to push all of these into a special use when they've already been approved," said a committee member arguing against reclassification. The motion to remove the M1/M2 reclassification from the model code was moved and seconded; the board voted to keep the existing language 7–1. The board instructed staff to reflect that decision in the model code forwarded to the county commissioners.
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