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Board approves rezoning of two Collins Point lots to R-3 for medium-density multifamily; developer seeks expedited review
Summary
The Board of Aldermen approved rezoning of Lot 6 and Lot 7 in Collins Point from commercial/agriculture to R-3 medium-density multifamily. Staff and the planning commission recommended approval; the applicant asked the board to expedite so a pending closing can proceed.
The Ozark Board of Aldermen voted to rezone two parcels in the Collins Point subdivision to R-3 (medium-density multifamily) on Aug. 18, approving separate ordinances for Lot 6 (ordinance 25-060) and Lot 7 (ordinance 25-061).
Director of Planning Randall Whitman told the board the two adjoining parcels total about 4 acres (Lot 6 ~1.7 acres; Lot 7 ~2.3 acres) and that planning staff and the Planning & Zoning Commission recommended approval after a July 28 public hearing. "The plan supports diverse housing," Whitman said, noting adjacent properties already include apartments and duplexes. He described topography concerns in parts of the tract and advised potential developers that sinkhole risk or old hand-dug mines would require additional investigation during site plan review.
John Torgerson, representing the landowner, and Jeff Hammonds, representing Enterprise Land Development, told aldermen the developer now favors residential use for Lots 6 and 7 because of site constraints and market fit. Hammonds said he expects the commercially zoned parcel near Rosie Joe's to be developed first and that the multifamily parcels would follow. "We do have a developer that would like to do both the lots," Hammonds said.
Whitman said R-3 zoning allows up to about 17.4 dwelling units per acre in theory; that density could translate to roughly 70 units across the combined lots but would be restricted by setbacks, buffer yards, stormwater, a limit of eight units per building under R-3 rules, and the site's topography. Whitman said utilities are available on Fifteenth Street adjacent to the property but flagged that certain areas would need additional geotechnical study.
Several aldermen supported expediting the rezoning. Alderman Metcalfe said he gives weight to the Planning & Zoning Commission's recommendation and to corridor and comprehensive-plan guidance that favors multifamily near major corridors and existing multifamily. There was no neighborhood opposition reported during the public processes, Whitman said.
Both rezoning measures passed on roll-call votes (6-0). The board read each bill twice in the same meeting and adopted both as ordinances 25-060 and 25-061. The planning department and the applicant said the developer has a pending closing and requested the expedited schedule.
Staff noted that final development intensity and configuration will be determined at the site-plan stage and must address required buffers, parking, stormwater detention, and any geotechnical restrictions identified during further study.
