Applicant seeks rezoning of 1.31 acres on Southeast Taterpillar Road; planners to recommend to city council

Jadien IOS requested rezoning of approximately 1.31 acres on Southeast Taterpillar Road from rural residential to light industrial. Planning staff said surrounding properties to the north are rural residential, the parcel to the east is heavy industrial, and parcels to the south and west are light industrial. The city's future land use plan indicates the subject parcel as light industrial, which supports the rezoning request.

Staff advised that the Planning Commission's action is a recommendation to City Council. The commission was given the expected council schedule: first reading and public hearing on Dec. 2 and a second reading on Dec. 16.

Alex Dickerson, attorney with Thompson Burton representing the applicant, said the client is purchasing the strip adjacent to properties to the south and expects to use the rezoned strip as part of a larger development plan and potentially as a buffer near the residential properties to the north. "My client's purchasing this strip along with the properties to the south. And so we anticipate this rezoning being used to develop for an entirely new site plan application that would come before you," Dickerson said.

He said the likely uses would be industrial in nature — potentially storage or trailer storage — and that the applicant may seek an industrial-light district (IL) or the new IW district once the ordinance is finalized.

The commission did not record a final vote in the transcript; the item was listed as a recommendation to City Council with the two December readings noted.

Why it matters: Rezoning converts a parcel from residential to industrial use and would enable future industrial development and associated land-use changes in the area.

What's next: The Planning Commission will forward its recommendation to City Council for public hearings and readings on Dec. 2 and Dec. 16.