Wednesday, October 30, 2002
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Wednesday, October 30, 2002 |
County rezoning bid failsBy JOHN
THOMPSON
The Fayette County Commission wants to keep the southern part of the county as rural as possible. That's the message they sent last Thursday when it turned down a request by developer Rod Wright to rezone 158 acres on Goza Road and Old Greenville Road to a higher density. Wright wanted the zoning changed from A-R, which requires five-acre lots, to R-80 that allows three acre lots. The vote was split, with commissioners Linda Wells and A.G. VanLandingham voting against it, while commissioners Peter Pfeifer and Chairman Greg Dunn supported the request. Since Commissioner Herb Frady was absent from the meeting, the zoning failed because of the tie vote. Wright told the County Commission that he has developed five-acre tracts for years, but wanted the higher density zoning because many people liked his developments, but didn't want the hassle of dealing with such a big piece of property. But many of the residents in the area said they wanted the area to stay as rural as possible. Walter Ivy told the board that traffic was already becoming a concern in the area, and water quality was eroding because of the development in the area. "We want to maintain the rural atmosphere," said resident Tim Toms. Wells agreed with the residents. "We have to be careful to look at every piece of property because of the ripple down affect. We have to protect the south end of the county," she said. Commissioner Peter Pfeifer was in favor of the zoning because he said the county's land use map called for residential development of between two to five acre tracts, and this request was "right in the middle." Wright did not say whether he would pursue building five acre tracts, which is allowed in the current zoning.
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