Zoning issue contested at public hearing
NORWICH – The Common Council heard conflicting public comments concerning a proposed zoning change originally requested by Tansey’s Automotive Services owner George Blood in February.
At a council committee meeting, Blood asked city officials to rezone the 13 Birdsall St. automotive shop – and several other surrounding properties – from a residential (R3) to a commercial (B1) designation. His plan is to expand the business to include a pair of automotive repair bays adjacent to Tansey’s, which he’s owned since 1975.
Homeowner Ken Hine, whose property at 15 Birdsall St. directly sides with Tansey’s, responded at the time that “no man has the right to change another’s zoning merely to put in a business for his own benefit” and reviewed a number of objections to the change in zoning.
Hine said his concerns over the zoning change included the possibility of tax increases for the area affected, the amount of noise created by a nearby automotive repair shop, inadequate parking and the limited space available.
“There’s no room to turn a wrecker around in there,” added Hine, who said he’s the major adjoining property owner to Tansey’s.
Hine presented the Common Council with a petition opposing the change of zoning from residential to business, and said he’d spent three days visiting homes within 500 feet of the area potentially affected by the change. He reported he’d gathered 66 signatures, addresses and phone numbers, and added that 90 percent of nearby property owners were against the rezoning.
David Francis, who said he’s known Blood for over 20 years, questioned Hine’s figures, and said the numbers just don’t add up. He called Blood a “smart businessman and an asset to the community as a whole.”
According to Blood, Hine is the only one opposing the rezoning.
“It’s a petty neighbor dispute, that’s about all it comes down to,” he added.
In response, Hine said he resented the fact that the petition was contested and said he has genuine concerns about how the proposed automotive repair and towing business would affect property values, as well as the excess traffic and noise it would create.
Members of the Common Council made no statements following the public hearing, and Community Development Specialist Todd Dreyer reported the council will vote on the issue at an upcoming meeting, possibly as soon as April.
At a council committee meeting, Blood asked city officials to rezone the 13 Birdsall St. automotive shop – and several other surrounding properties – from a residential (R3) to a commercial (B1) designation. His plan is to expand the business to include a pair of automotive repair bays adjacent to Tansey’s, which he’s owned since 1975.
Homeowner Ken Hine, whose property at 15 Birdsall St. directly sides with Tansey’s, responded at the time that “no man has the right to change another’s zoning merely to put in a business for his own benefit” and reviewed a number of objections to the change in zoning.
Hine said his concerns over the zoning change included the possibility of tax increases for the area affected, the amount of noise created by a nearby automotive repair shop, inadequate parking and the limited space available.
“There’s no room to turn a wrecker around in there,” added Hine, who said he’s the major adjoining property owner to Tansey’s.
Hine presented the Common Council with a petition opposing the change of zoning from residential to business, and said he’d spent three days visiting homes within 500 feet of the area potentially affected by the change. He reported he’d gathered 66 signatures, addresses and phone numbers, and added that 90 percent of nearby property owners were against the rezoning.
David Francis, who said he’s known Blood for over 20 years, questioned Hine’s figures, and said the numbers just don’t add up. He called Blood a “smart businessman and an asset to the community as a whole.”
According to Blood, Hine is the only one opposing the rezoning.
“It’s a petty neighbor dispute, that’s about all it comes down to,” he added.
In response, Hine said he resented the fact that the petition was contested and said he has genuine concerns about how the proposed automotive repair and towing business would affect property values, as well as the excess traffic and noise it would create.
Members of the Common Council made no statements following the public hearing, and Community Development Specialist Todd Dreyer reported the council will vote on the issue at an upcoming meeting, possibly as soon as April.
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