The Christian County Commission voted unanimously to approve a rezoning request for an approximately 11-acre tract at the northeast corner of State Highway N and Girard Road, changing the parcel from A-1 agricultural to AR (agricultural-residential).

Scott, county planning staff, summarized the proposal and told the commission the parcel is currently a vacant field and that the county’s future land-use map supports agricultural or dispersed residential uses. He said staff did not expect significant environmental or transportation impacts from the rezoning itself and noted that site access along State Highway N would be subject to Missouri Department of Transportation review and Girard Road access to county road authorities.

Frederico Pescu, the applicant, told commissioners he and his family bought the property and that the parcel could be divided to create two or three lots to accommodate family housing. “I want to build a house, I want to keep all the land because I got some ships [sheep],” Pescu said, explaining his interest in keeping agricultural uses while providing home sites for his family.

Staff reported no public opposition at the Planning and Zoning hearing; the P&Z Commission forwarded a unanimous recommendation of approval. County staff also noted there are no mapped sinkholes or floodplains on the property and that public utilities in the area are limited to electricity.

The commission approved the rezoning by a roll-call vote; commissioners cited the parcel’s compatibility with surrounding single-family and agricultural uses and the site’s frontage on existing roads. The county reminded the applicant that any future subdivision, road construction or stormwater designs would require separate reviews and permits under county regulations and any applicable state reviews.

Because the property is roughly 11 acres, Scott observed the AR designation could allow division into multiple small parcels (for example, three buildable lots were discussed), and that any interior road or stormwater infrastructure would be evaluated during preliminary-plat review if the applicant pursues subdivision.