Rezoning request to restore B‑1 business rights at 531 Cedar Hill Road sent to Planning Commission

The Madison County Preliminary Development Review Committee heard an exploratory rezoning request for 531 Cedar Hill Road (Madison County tax map 40‑108A), a 3.522‑acre parcel where Greenscapes is located. Chair (S1) said the owner seeks to move the parcel from B‑1 with conditions back to standard B‑1 to restore full business rights that were limited in a February 1991 rezoning.

Nathan Webster (S8), representing applicant interests on behalf of Brent Lohr and a potential purchaser, told the committee the rezoning would allow sale and operation by a service‑based business with showroom and storage uses; Webster said the back entrance likely would be used for deliveries while the front would serve customers, but that final access design would be resolved at the site‑plan stage.

Committee members asked about current access points and traffic visibility. One member (S2) noted the parcel has two entrances, off Cedar Hill and Gore Road, and asked whether one would be designated for employees only; Webster said the site‑plan process will determine entrance usage. County staff said there do not appear to be animal‑control issues tied to this application and that the proposed nonresidential use would not involve on‑site residence.

Following discussion, a committee member moved and a second was recorded to recommend that the rezoning application be submitted and forwarded to the Planning Commission; the motion passed by voice vote. The chair told Webster staff would follow up on next steps. No general public comment was recorded before adjournment.

The action is a procedural referral to the Planning Commission; the committee’s voice vote was recorded as in favor but the transcript does not include a numeric roll‑call or vote tally.