Residents tell Planning Commission the proposed Hansen Road religious assembly subdivision 'doesn't belong in a residential area'

Multiple residents spoke during the public comment period on June 24 to oppose a proposed subdivision—project PA2500281C—on Hansen Road that would create a 3,200‑square‑foot religious assembly in a rural residential neighborhood.

Wendy Tokini (23597 Santos Court) said she and neighbors had spent nearly five years working with the county to restrict through traffic on Hansen Road to protect children walking to a corner elementary school and other neighborhood users. Tokini said the proposal lists 12 parking spaces plus a handicap stall for a 3,200‑square‑foot assembly and questioned whether that would suffice for meetings or meals held multiple times a day. ‘‘It doesn't belong in a residential area,’’ Tokini said, and she urged the commission to place the matter on a future agenda and help residents ‘‘retain our quiet country feel, and keep our children safe from speeding cars.’’

Other speakers repeated concerns about traffic, roadside parking on a two‑lane road without sidewalks, impacts to wells and septic systems used by the neighborhood, and a perception that neighbors had not been adequately notified. John Tokini, Shakila Zuhuri, Cheryl De Carrico, Mindy Meyer, Robert Guadagna and others described the neighborhood as rural, largely on wells and septic tanks, and said additional daily gatherings and food service would create safety, parking, and groundwater pressure concerns.

Speakers asked county staff to answer how much well water and septic capacity would be required and to ensure neighbors are notified and consulted before any subdivision or change of use is approved. These comments were made as items not on the agenda during the meeting's public comment period; no formal action on PA2500281C was taken at this meeting.

Next steps: Residents said they expect to submit emails and to seek the item be placed on a future agenda; any formal application or staff report for PA2500281C would trigger a separate public hearing and county review process.