The Centerville Planning Commission on March 12 voted unanimously to recommend City Council approve a zoning-map amendment and plan-development-overlay (PDO) amendment for parcel A of the Summerhill Lane plat so the parcel can be removed from the subdivision’s PDO and transferred to the adjacent parcel owned by Spencer and Pamela Packer.

Planner Sydney DeWeese said the proposed rezone would change parcel A from residential low to agricultural low, allowing the immediate transfer to the receiving parcel (parcel ending 0031) after the subdivision amendment is recorded. Staff told the commission the rezone and PDO amendment comply with general-plan goals and city code; staff recommended approval.

Russ Wilson of Symphony Homes said the application implements a private settlement and resolves access issues. A neighbor, Spencer Tucker, spoke in favor at the public hearing, saying the amendment is an avenue to settle the dispute and move forward.

The commission moved to recommend City Council approval based on the findings and conditions in the staff report and voted unanimously to forward the rezoning and PDO amendment.