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Commission approves rezoning of 408 Jonesboro Road for high-density housing development
Summary
The Sullivan County Commission voted to approve a rezoning request from planned business to R3A for 408 Jonesboro Road in Piney Flats after a public hearing and a unanimous planning commission recommendation.
The Sullivan County Commission voted to approve a rezoning request for 408 Jonesboro Road in Piney Flats, changing the parcel from planned business to R3A, a high-density residential designation.
Amber Torbit, Sullivan County Planner, presented the request during a public hearing on behalf of Gateway Development and staff, saying, “This request is from Gateway Development. It's a partnership… a rezoned property on Jonesboro Road 408 Jonesboro Road in Piney Flats from planned business to R 3 A. R 3 A is high density residential for the county.” Torbit said the undeveloped parcel sits adjacent to a condominium development built about 15 years ago and that the proposal has been approved by John City Water and Sewer. She also told commissioners the county planning commission had provided a unanimous favorable recommendation.
The developer team made a brief appearance. Chance Street, a partner with Gateway Development, told the commission he was available to answer questions. No members of the public spoke in opposition, Torbit said, and the county said mailed notice had been sent to nearby property owners including the adjacent condominium development at Stewart.
Commissioners put the amendment to a vote following the public hearing. The clerk announced the tally and the chairman declared the amendment approved.
The change in zoning will allow the developer to keep an existing subdivided single-family parcel and to pursue additional condominium units on the remaining undeveloped land. No site plan, number of units, or construction timeline was presented during the hearing; those details were not specified in the record.
The planning commission’s written recommendation and the county’s zoning maps were provided to commissioners in advance; Bluff City zoning classifications were noted as congruent with the proposed county rezoning. The record shows the county intends to proceed under the normal permitting and subdivision review processes for any future development on the property.
