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Planning commission approves rezoning for 598 Animal Safari Road to allow apartments, conditioned on final plat
Summary
The Branson Planning Commission voted 8-0 March 4 to approve rezoning about 34 acres at 598 Animal Safari Road from Agricultural A to High Density Residential (HDR) for a proposed apartment development, with a condition that the property be platted and recorded prior to enactment.
BRANSON, Mo. — The Branson Planning Commission on March 4 approved an ordinance rezoning roughly 34 acres at 598 Animal Safari Road from Agricultural A to High Density Residential (HDR) so the site may be developed for apartments, voting 8-0. The commission required that the property be platted and recorded with the Taney County Recorder of Deeds before the rezoning ordinance is enacted.
Planning staff told commissioners the property, currently vacant, lies just west of Green Mountain Drive and Preserve Drive and is bordered by single-family homes, undeveloped land in unincorporated Taney County, and the existing Preserve Apartments. Staff recommended approval, noting the rezoning would allow an apartment development that staff considers compatible with adjacent uses. Staff also said the 2030 community plan designates the area as mixed-use but…
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