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Public Hearing - Zoning Request - Z16-018 - Rezoning from OI-Conditional to RTD-Conditional for the development twenty-six townhome units - 3.35 Acres - Land Lot 528 - King Springs Road & South Cobb Drive - Waters Edge Group.
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ISSUE: Waters Edge group is requesting rezoning of a 3.35 Acre tract from OI-Conditional to RTD-Conditional for the development of a twenty-six unit townhome development at a density of 7.76 units per acre.
BACKGROUND: On August 21, 2006, the subject property was rezoned from General Commercial to RAD-Conditional by Mayor and Council by a vote of 6-0. The rezoning allowed for the construction of 20 townhome units at a density of 5.97 units per acre marketed towards active adults with a minimum age of 55. Due to the down turn in the housing market the previous applicant decided not to build the townhome development. On January 22, 2008, the subject property was rezoned RAD-Conditional to OI-Conditional for the development of a four-story, 48,000 sq. ft. medical office building. Due to the recession, the medical office building was never developed and the site has remained vacant ever since.
The Planning and Zoning Board heard the rezoning request for twenty-seven townhome units at the November 14, 2016 meeting and recommended approval with staff conditions (which did not grant the variances from the building separation requirements) by a vote of 7-0. After the Planning and Zoning Meeting, the applicant revisited their site plan to see if they could meet the building separation requirements. The applicant resubmitted a new site plan on December 12, 2016, which reduced the overall unit count to twenty-six units and increased the building separations. Community Development has reviewed the revised site plan and has updated it's staff recommendation accordingly. The Mayor and City Council tabled the zoning request from the December 19, 2016 meeting to the ...
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