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COMMITTEE: Community Development
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Public Hearing - Request for a change to the 2040 Future Land Use Plan in the Williams Park Neighborhood - City of Smyrna Community Development Department
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ISSUE: The City of Smyrna adopted its 2040 Comprehensive Plan in October of 2017. The adoption of the plan came after a nine-month planning process that included stakeholder interviews, community surveys, public workshops, open houses and public hearings. The comprehensive plan included the 2040 Future Land Use Plan, which provides a vision for development and land use patterns throughout the city. The 2040 Future Land Use Plan changed a small portion of the Williams Park neighborhood from Moderate Density Residential (< 4.5 units per acres) to Mixed Use.
After the adoption of the 2040 Future Land Use Plan, the city received a zoning request to change the zoning of a small parcel for the development of one single-family home on Foster Street (an area on the Future Land Use Plan that changed from Moderate Density Residential to Mixed Use). Upon the conclusion of the zoning request, some residents of the Williams Park neighborhood petitioned the city to change the Mixed Use area back to Moderate Density Residential. The Mayor and City Council directed the Community Development Department to review the requested change and provide a recommendation.
BACKGROUND: The Planning and Zoning Board heard the proposed Future Land Use Plan change at the March 11, 2019 meeting and made a recommendation for approval of the change by a vote of 7-0.
RECOMMENDATION/REQUESTED ACTION: Community Development has reviewed the request of the residents of Williams Park to change the subject area on the 2040 Future Land Use Map from Mixed Use to Moderate Density Residential. Based on the information gathered at the open house, Community Development is recommending changing the subject area of the 2040 Future Land Use Map from Mixed Use to Moderate...
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