Residents

of the Davis Road area say they like their rural,

dirt road neighborhood just like it is and they

worry that a developer's plans may change all

that.

Those

plans are off the table for now. Developer Dan

Stinchcomb's representative Randy Boyd asked the

Fayette County Planning Commission to withdraw

rezoning requests for two subdivisions on Davis

Road, and the commission complied, voting 4-1

with Bill Beckwith opposed.

But

since the rezoning requests were withdrawn

instead of being denied or approved, they can be

resubmitted at any time. A denial would have

triggered an automatic six-month moratorium on

resubmittal.

Residents

want Davis to stay a dirt road, said Sandra

Justice, who lives on the heavily wooded road

with her husband, Ralph. "I like the fact

you can have horses on your property if you want.

I like the tranquility of it," she said.

Two

creeks cross Davis, said Ralph Justice, and if

the subdivisions were built, the road probably

would have to be paved and bridges built over the

creeks. The area would become less rural and more

suburban, and the construction would silt up the

little creeks, he said.

"You

would have extra traffic and probably more

taxes," he said.

The

residents made their third trip to a Planning

Commission meeting last week without being

allowed to speak in opposition to the proposed

subdivisions.

The

first time, only three commission members were

present and Stinchcomb asked that the matter be

tabled. The second time, Stinchcomb had health

problems and the rezoning requests were delayed

again.

This

time, there was no need to take public comment

after the requests were withdrawn.

The

request was for a 20-home subdivision on 54.3

acres and a 21-home subdivision on 103.5 acres.

Stinchcomb

also withdrew a preliminary plat for Pine Ridge

subdivision, which would have included 19 homes

on 110.3 acres on Ebenezer Road.

requirement, imposed by the fire marshal, that

the developer build at least 1,900 feet of water

line and tie into the county water system would

have made the subdivision economically

unfeasible, said Boyd.

In

other action, commissioners approved a

preliminary plat for Tomaro Estates, a 20-home

subdivision on 77 acres on McDonough Road.

The

group also approved a plat for Kellen's Meadow,

five homes on 5.8 acres, also on McDonough Road.

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