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Residents and Developer Clash Over Owens Chapel Road Rezoning; Commissioners Approve Request
Summary
Commissioners approved a request to rezone 30.87 acres on Owens Chapel Road from AG2 to RP80 despite neighbors’ concerns about road width, bus access and flood risk; proponents said the plan includes 15 custom homes and preservation of more than 50 acres of farmland.
Robertson County commissioners on Aug. 17 approved Resolution 0817266071 to rezone 30.87 acres of an 82.20-acre tract on Owens Chapel Road from AG2 (agricultural) to RP80 (residential). Supporters said the plan would create about 15 custom houses while keeping the majority of the tract as working farm.
Judy Todd, speaking for family heirs, said the proposal would continue the property’s farming legacy while allowing a modest, custom home development. “Please vote to approve the reszoning of Sarah Mcdow property on Owens Chapel Road,” Todd told commissioners, citing completed soil tests, a traffic feasibility study and utility approvals.
Opponents focused on infrastructure and safety. Satie/Satie Gomes, who lives across Brown Road, distributed photos and measurements and said Brown Road is roughly 15.5 feet wide, leaving little room for two-way traffic or school buses. “It’s not even 16 ft,” she said, arguing the traffic study’s findings did not match local conditions. Janet Cox said parts of adjoining fields are in a floodplain, citing storms on July 21 and Aug. 8 that dumped nearly 3 inches in under an hour and warning that additional impervious surface could exacerbate runoff and endanger motorists and first responders.
Applicant Brian Cook, who said he runs a cattle operation and custom-home building business, told the commission his team had met county requirements on soils, flood considerations and utilities and had procured an approved traffic survey. “The houses will be 600 to $650,000 homes,” Cook said, adding that his long-range plan keeps more than 50 acres in active farm use while building a small number of custom lots. After discussion, the commission moved and approved the rezoning following the planning commission’s 6–0 recommendation.
The record shows the planning commission recommended approval 6–0 and the county commission approved the resolution by voice vote. The roadway, drainage and water-service concerns raised by neighbors were recorded in the public hearing; commissioners did not add site-specific conditions on the record.
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