Community Corner
PZC to Begin Deciding if Proposed Zoning Changes are the Real McCoy
Members of the public get to comment on them tonight.
The Planning and Zoning Commission will conduct a public hearing tonight to hear testimony regarding an application submitted in October by then-Mayor Jason McCoy to change various sections of the local zoning regulations.
The hearing is the third item on the regular meeting agenda. The meeting is scheduled to begin at 7 p.m. at Town Hall.
The changes would "remove various uses from sections requiring special exceptions and/or special permits and place them in sections permitting uses by right," according to the agenda.
The application was the subject of negative criticism at Tuesday's Town Council meeting and many residents asked current Mayor George Apel to withdraw it. Apel said he wants the process to go forward and let the PZC review the application.
Most of the citizens speaking Tuesday said McCoy's plan would take away the public voice with many projects
A copy of the application is attached as a PDF file.
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