Montgomery County Commissioners want the county plan commission to take another look at a petition to change the zoning classification of six acres on Fall Creek Road.
The property is currently zoned agricultural, but the owner wants to build residential homes on the parcel.
The owner, Dwight Miller, owns the land and he is the pastor at the nearby Holy Transfiguration Orthodox Church. He initiated the re-zoning process after some of his parishioners asked to build homes near the church.
The plan commission sent the request onto the commissioners with an unfavorable designation for six plots on the six acres. However, when Miller addressed commissioners on Monday, he disclosed he would be fine asking for two plots on the six acres.
Commissioner Jim Fulwider said reducing the division from six to two plots would be a good reason to send the petition back to the plan commission for reconsideration. A motion by Fulwider was approved so the petitioner can re-start the process of re-zoning with the change.
Commissioners signed the most recent burn ban, effective Oct. 21 through Oct. 28. The ban prohibits open burning inside the county. Campfires and recreational fires must be enclosed in a fire ring with dimensions of 23 inches and in diameter of 10 inches or larger. Burning debris, such as timber or vegetation and fireworks are prohibited. Burning in burn barrels is allowed with a 1/4-inch mesh top from dawn to dusk only.
In other business, commissioners:
• Learned Drug Free Montgomery County awarded opioid settlement grants totaling $191,698 to 12 different recipients involved in providing services to battle drug use.
• Received one bid to make ADA improvements at the Thomas K. Milligan Justice Center. The bid of $275,400 was taken under advisement.
• Approved ordinances changing the speed limit on two county roads. The speed limit on C.R. 400N between U.S 231 and C.R. 400W was changed to 40 mph. The speed limit on C.R. 150S between State Road 47S and C.R. 200W was changed to 45 mph.
• Approved an ordinance lowering the cumulative bridge fund from $0.0075 per $100 assessed valuation to $0.005 per $100 assessed valuation.
• Read an ordinance setting the speed limit at 30 mph on C.R. 500N between the eastern town limits of Darlington and State Road 47N. Commissioners will take action on the ordinance at their next meeting on Nov. 11.
• Heard a request from Roxann Hudson to vacate certain streets in the Fitzpatrick area. Commissioner will conduct a public hearing on the matter Nov. 25.
