By BECKY KISER
Hays Post

A Hays resident has asked for rezoning of property at 22nd and Wheatland from Neighborhood Conservation District (NC-3) to Commercial General District (C-2).

Darrell Dreher owns four of six vacant residential lots on the southeast side of the intersection along Wheatland Ave. Dreher wants to rezone Lot 1 and a portion of Lot 2.

A public hearing will be held by the Hays Area Planning Commission Mon., Dec. 17 at 6:30 p.m. in Hays City Hall, 1507 Main.

In a memo to planning commission members, Hays P.I.E. Superintendent Curtis Deines noted that city staff recommends approval of the rezoning request.

C-2 zoning allows the following uses by under the city’s Unified Development Code:

o Alcoholic Beverage Sales
o Animal Grooming Facilities
o Animal Boarding or Vet Services
o Assisted Living Facility
o Drinking establishment
o Drive-In/Drive Through Facility
o Farmers’ Market
o Grocery Store
o Heavy Retail
o Hotel/Motel
o Mixed Use
o Nursery/Greenhouse, Retail
o Office, General
o Parking Lot, Parking Structures
o Group Day Care Center
o Medical Office/Clinic
o Non-Profit Institution
o Nursing or Convalescent Home
o Place of Assembly
o Pawn Shop
o Personal Services
o Recreational and Fitness, Indoor and Outdoor
o Restaurant
o Retail Sales and Service
o Showrooms
o Schools, Private
o Schools, Public
o Vehicle gas and fuel station