By CRISTINA JANNEY
Hays Post
The Hays Area Planning Commission will consider a rezoning request that could open up more lots for housing east of Hays.
L & M Development, Richard Werth owner, has applied to rezone an 11-acre tract of land east of the Hays Regional Airport along Airflyte Drive.
The request is to rezone the property from agriculture to residential suburban.
There are homes on the land directly east of the L & M property. Most of those homes were built in the 1960s or 1970s.
The property that is the subject of the rezoning request is outside of the city limits but is subject to the city's zoning jurisdiction. No recommendation has been made to annex the property.
The property has no access to city water or sewer, so rural water or private wells and sewage lagoons would be required, Kate Armstrong, city planning and zoning tech, said.
The Hays Area Planning Commission has set a public hearing on the rezoning request for Jan. 16.
The request would then go to the Hays City Commission for final approval. The item has not been set on the city commission calendar yet.
Land along 48th St. to be rezoned
The commission will also have a public hearing on Jan. 16 on a request to rezone 27 acres of agricultural land at 48th and Roth to light industrial.
This property is north of Carrico Implement and west of Tractor Supply on west 48th Street.
The Pfannenstiel Family Trust has owned this property for a long time and used it for agriculture production, according to planning documents.
The property proposed for rezoning is not within the city limits. The need for annexation would be determined upon the development of the property, according to planning documents.
The property has city water and sanitary sewer nearby, but they would need extended to serve it.
The land, which is in the Heritage Addition, is adjacent to other property that is zoned light industrial and general commercial.
Light industrial zoning allows for a variety of uses. Some of these include retail, wholesale, offices, gas stations, drive-throughs, manufacturing and commercial retail.
This request also would need to go to the Hays City Commission for final approval.