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AGENDA ITEM NO.7: 83-124: A~uestlonofrezonlnga44.19 acre tract
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... No.9,morespeclfic'ally located on the east slde~fSH6approxlI~ate~y1000 ft. south of
the intersection of Barron RoadandSH 6, from Agnculture-Open District A-O to General......
Commerc la 1 D I 5 tri c t C-l. App 1 I cation I sin the name of Phi 1 IpVanderkerckhove , Trustee.
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John Hamilton, 29 'litchfie,ld'dHouston, came forward to state that C-1 zon'ing would allow
the highest and best'use:of.thatland, and is the reason for the request. Mr. Bailey
asked how much of..this'area Is 1n the land fIll and Mr.' Calla\Nay explained 'that none of
this tract's in the'former'landflll,whichis to the north of this property. Mr. Miller
asked what could happen on 'theformerlandflll land and Mr. Callaway said the problems
which may beencountered"areunknown, but .this would probably' be developed as commercial.
Mr. Miller' said this wouldbeamass'fve commercial area - probably 90 acres. Mr. Pullen
addressed the Ilmajor intersectionllreferred to, stating that the State does not currently
plan tolntersect Bar:ron'Road,;,wlth'the'hlghwaylanes, but rather only with the access
roads. 'Hea lso s t'ated that he'ls 'not-',:fami'l:l ardwi th development practices 'over former
landfill areas, bu't. believesthey"are'lJs'ually'usedfor recreational areas.. Mr. Ash stated
that there is considerable cost'J-nvolved 'in'development of former' landfill areas, but it
lsnot imposs'Ible to buildstructures....over..~them~,although these areas usually become
publ. ie use areas. Mr~ Martyn' addres'sedthe"lack'ofstepdown zon'ing,and asked if part of
this tract should be reserved "for less '.l'nt'ense uses. Mr. Callaway said the staff has no
-recommend'atlon concerning-this, butpolntedoutthere is' ample room within this tract for
stepdown zonJng~- Dtscussign followedconcerning:-possible'~ses, off-site stepdown ~oning
and the complIance of the "request with the approved Land Use Plan. Mr. Martyn. stated that
this request "does comply with the Land Use ~lanand,thenext person'to' request rezoning
in the areawillbe.faced'wl,th' this C..Qmmission and i.ts 'concerns regardingstepdown zoning.
request with Mr. Martyn seconding.
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