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Smithville planning commission reviews draft 169 South Employment Overlay District
Summary
City consultants presented a draft overlay to shape mixed-use and employment development along the U.S. 169 corridor; discussion focused on permitted uses, building form, parking, notice requirements and affordable-housing incentives.
At its Aug. 12 Planning and Zoning Commission meeting, city consultants from Snyder and Associates presented a draft 169 South Employment Overlay District intended to guide future development along the U.S. 169 corridor in Smithville.
The overlay is intended to implement goals in Smithville’s comprehensive plan by encouraging mixed-use and employment-oriented development, including multifamily housing, small-scale manufacturing and education- or bioscience-oriented businesses, while reserving heavier industrial uses elsewhere.
Julie Cruz, senior planner with Snyder and Associates, opened the presentation: “It’s not complete. We expect there to be some changes and get some feedback from the commission this evening.” The consultants summarized prior public engagement (beginning Aug. 26, 2024, for internal review and a public website launch on Feb. 7, 2025) and showed three scenario diagrams that emphasize higher intensity near Highway 169 with stepped-down residential to the rear.
Key features discussed by staff and consultants include: - Zoning approach: the overlay will layer on top of existing…
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