McMinnville Board of Zoning Appeals heard a variance request from a local realtor Monday that had property owners on Red Road in fear of a trailer park. Realtor Donald Hillis requested a 25-foot variance on the city’s 50-foot road frontage setback requirement in order to subdivide a narrow stretch of property on Red Road into three parcels with the future intent of building small homes.“The property is zoned R-4, which does allow trailers and multi-family homes, but that was not my intent,” Hillis said. “I want to build small houses like what is located across the street.
Hillis pulls zoning request