Planning Commission schedules annexation and PRD rezoning public hearings for Old Salem Road parcel

The Planning Commission set public hearings for Nov. 5 on an annexation petition for about 32.1 acres along Old Salem Road (applicant: Sherry Wade Metzler) and a companion rezoning to a Planned Residential District (Old Salem PRD) for a roughly 28–32-acre parcel proposed by Patterson Company LLC.

Planning staff said the annexation study area includes a parcel with an abandoned single-family home, about 3,000 linear feet of Old Salem Road right-of-way and is within the city’s urban growth boundary and service-infill area. The companion PRD proposal contemplates 66 single-family detached homes and 32 single-family attached homes, with detached lots at a minimum 6,000 square feet and typical front setbacks of 35 feet; applicant requests several exceptions to setback and parking standards for the attached product.

Staff described the project as consistent with the comprehensive plan’s suburban-residential designation at 3.5 units per acre, noting PRD cluster options are permitted when overall density and open-space commitments are met. The applicant and staff also clarified an inconsistency in materials that showed a two-car garage while language in the packet initially described the attached units as having one-car garages; the applicant confirmed the units will provide two-car garages and that restrictive covenants will require garages to be used for parking.

Commissioners voted to set public hearings for Nov. 5. For the rezoning item, the roll-call to set the hearing recorded one "No" vote by Commissioner Harris; the hearing was scheduled despite that dissent. Staff will provide a plan of services for the annexation and the applicant will resolve zoning packet inconsistencies before the public hearing.