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Council approves MAJSUB25‑02 subdivision with sidewalk waiver, owner‑occupancy restriction
Summary
The Tupelo City Council approved a preliminary plat for MAJSUB25‑02 after suspending rules so it could act that night, imposing conditions including a $22,700 sidewalk in‑lieu payment, stormwater work, two‑car garages and a 10‑year owner‑occupancy restriction.
The Tupelo City Council voted to approve the preliminary plat for MAJSUB25‑02 after suspending the rules to take action at the meeting, imposing several conditions on the developer.
A council member moved and colleagues voted to suspend the rules so the council could consider and act on the major subdivision application the same night. The approval included four conditions: waiver of on‑site sidewalks with a required payment to the city of $22,700 in lieu of construction; installation of stormwater drainage as approved by the public works department; two‑car garages for all houses in the development; and a deed restriction requiring owner‑occupancy (homeownership) only for a period of 10 years.
Council members voted in favor of the plat after the motion and second were made; no recorded roll‑call names or split votes were noted in the meeting transcript and the chair announced the motion carried. The conditions were attached to the approval; public‑works staff will review stormwater plans and the city will collect the sidewalk in‑lieu payment as part of the permitting process.
