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Votes at a glance: Council acts on annexations, subdivision name and redevelopment incentives
Summary
At its March 31 meeting the Conway City Council approved first reading of one annexation, denied several other annexation requests, approved a subdivision name and authorized redevelopment incentives for the Coastal Center project. Several planning and rezoning requests were discussed and set for future hearings or workshops.
The Conway City Council acted on a series of land‑use and development items at its March 31 meeting. Key outcomes:
- Annexation and first reading approved: Ordinance A2025‑407A to annex ~1.42 acres on Bohemia Court / Century Circle (Atlantic Center Industrial Park) with a requested rezone to Light Industrial. Planning Commission recommended approval and staff recommended approval; council approved first reading unanimously.
- Annexation/rezone denials: Council voted unanimously to deny annexation and/or rezoning requests for multiple residential parcels that staff recommended against due to flood zone designation, restrictive covenants or noncontiguity. Those motions were carried by voice vote; the council’s stated reason in staff reports included the city’s future‑land use map and flood‑zone concerns.
- Subdivision name approved: The council approved the name Clearbrook for a proposed conservation subdivision on John Doctor Road/Highway 905, a project described as 230 single‑family homes on approximately 127 acres. Staff recommended approval under the Unified Development Ordinance and the motion carried unanimously.
- Redevelopment incentives approved: Council approved the redevelopment incentive package for RP Coastal Center LLC (parcels at 610 and 612 Church Street and adjacent parcels, including the former Winn‑Dixie/Kmart site). Staff recommended approval of reimbursements allowed under the redevelopment enhancement incentive (permit fee reimbursements, partial water/sewer capital recovery fee refunds, business license and hospitality fee reimbursements for five years, and property tax incentives for up to 10 years). Council approved the request unanimously.
- Items discussed, not decided: Council heard presentations and preliminary requests to amend the Carson's Ferry (formerly Rivertown Landing) Planned Development District to expand permitted uses on Tract A and to rezone parcels on Technology Boulevard to R‑3 to add additional units; staff said Planning Commission will hold public hearings on those requests on April 3. The previously described Highway 701 R‑3 rezoning was deferred to a workshop (see separate item).
Council votes were taken by hand and voice where recorded; for several annexation denials the meeting record identifies motions to deny with unanimous council support. Planning staff will continue review and bring items back after required Planning Commission hearings or additional staff analysis.
