Council approves zoning for Cumberland Way business
Written by Jaime Baranyai
Friday, February 05 2010
SULLIVAN – Scott and Janet Morrow are thrilled the city has finally approved the zoning they need to expand their business on Cumberland Way. After receiving a recommendation from the Planning and Zoning Commission, the Sullivan City Council approved an ordinance at its meeting Tuesday changing the zoning of three lots owned by the Morrows from residential to commercial zoning. The Morrows, who own Healing Stone Monument Company on Cumberland Way, requested the zoning change months ago so they could add a building to their business for storage purposes. They asked the city to rezone their property back to commercial. The property was zoned commercial when the Morrows bought it five years ago, but it was switched to residential at some point.
Before getting the final stamp of approval at the Jan. 19 council meeting, their request was debated at several Planning and Zoning Commission meetings. One issue the commission wrestled with is that Healing Stone sits on property flanked by Cumberland Way businesses on one side, but a residential area with homes on the other. Some were against spot zoning, which refers to zoning a property differently than those surrounding it. Others were against the switch back to commercial zoning because of traffic concerns in the area. Those who wanted to make it as easy as possible for the Morrows to expand their business were all for changing it back to commercial zoning.
When the commission couldn’t come to a consensus, they passed the issue to City Council, which then sent it back for a decision. After a debate that included some tense moments, the Planning and Zoning Commission eventually agreed to approve the request. The commission sent its recommendation to the council noting it would like to see traffic restrictions on Manion Street, a residential street next to Healing Stone.
“Planning and Zoning is concerned about heavy truck traffic on Manion Street,” Sullivan City Administrator Mark Falloon relayed to the council at its meeting Tuesday evening.
Sullivan Mayor J.T. Hardy said the traffic concern will be dealt with as a separate issue. “We can set that as we need to,” he said before the council approved rezoning the Morrows property to commercial zoning.
Scott Morrow expressed thanks to the members of the Planning and Zoning Commission who “went to bat” for him. “I’m thankful it turned out the way it did,” he said.
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