The Greene County Commission has approved a controversial rezoning request for land near Highway AB and W. State Highway EE, the Springfield News-Leader reported.
On Monday, commissioners heard from the developer, Derek Lee, and many neighbors who oppose the development.
Lee requested 14.31 acres of his just over 93 acres be rezoned from R1 Suburban Residence District to UR-1 Urban Residence District. It’s the urban in that designation that has nearby residents worried. That would allow lot sizes as low as 6,000 square feet…