Rezone next to Berry Elementary School
Summary
Owners want a parts store on 4.21 acres at Highway 99 and Walnut Avenue, but the commercial-industrial zoning worries neighbors who fought truck yards there before. Commissioners weighed trust in the permit process against school-neighborhood fears about trucks, traffic and air quality.
At a glance
- Total mentions
- 2
- Last 30 days
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Last discussed May 12, 2026.
Impact analysis
The owners say the project would bring tax revenue and jobs to the county, while neighbors worry about road wear and possible future intersection improvements.
The Singh family and their prospective commercial tenant, plus the county through jobs and sales tax revenue.
Neighbors near Barry School who fear truck traffic, dust, fumes and worsening safety on Walnut Avenue.
Mentions & discussions (2)
Board of Supervisors - Regular Session — May 12, 2026
The Singh rezone turns 4.21 acres from residential to commercial-industrial on the southeast corner of Highway 99 and Walnut — directly beside Berry Elementary. Neighbors fear a truck yard could return to the site, which was shut down by code enforcement years ago; staff countered that CM zoning bars truck yards and the owners plan a parts store.
Planning Commission - Regular — April 16, 2026
Owners want a parts store on 4.21 acres at Highway 99 and Walnut Avenue, but the commercial-industrial zoning worries neighbors who fought truck yards there before. Commissioners weighed trust in the permit process against school-neighborhood fears about trucks, traffic and air quality.
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