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Council agrees to advertise rezoning request for 2502 Anderson Road
Summary
Opelika City Council voted to send to advertising a request to rezone 20.1 acres at 2502 Anderson Road from R-1 to R-3 after mixed input from staff, the Planning Commission and nearby residents.
The Opelika City Council agreed on April 1 to send for advertising a developer’s request to rezone 20.1 acres at 2502 Anderson Road from an R-1 district to R-3, moving the item to a public hearing but not approving the rezoning.
City planning staff told the council the property’s future land-use designation is medium-density residential and that staff’s initial recommendation was positive. “We recommended a positive recommendation for the planning commission,” Planning Department staff member Matt Mosley said. The Planning Commission, however, voted to recommend denial after hearing neighbors’ concerns about density and traffic.
Neighbors who attended the Planning Commission public hearing raised objections tied to the existing low-density character of adjoining lots on the west side of Anderson Road and potential traffic impacts; Mosley estimated about eight to 10 people attended the hearing and said roughly six to seven spoke against the request. Bill Perry, appearing for the property owner, said there is a preliminary plan that would include 48 homes on the site. “The preliminary plan will have 48 homes on the property,” Perry said.
Mosley told the council that water is likely available in the road but sewer is not directly on the parcel; sewer lines are located north on Anderson Road and further out near North Park Drive. He said that, per the city’s long-range plan, the site’s future land-use guidance supports medium-density residential. Mosley also described the surrounding zoning mix: R-3 zoning exists across the street and behind portions of the tract while larger R-1 lots adjoin to the north and south.
The council president clarified that sending the request to advertising only schedules a public hearing and does not signal approval. After discussion and a request that the applicant meet with neighbors, the council voted to send the rezoning request for advertising so the public hearing may occur.
The item will return to the council after the public-notice and advertising period; members said residents who wish to speak will be able to do so at that hearing.
