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Council gives first reading to rezoning request to redevelop 50-acre vacant tract as flexible redevelopment district
Summary
The Bristol Virginia City Council gave first reading June 24, 2025, to rezone two vacant parcels totaling about 50 acres from R3C to FRD, a change that would allow higher-density residential development and some commercial uses.
The Bristol Virginia City Council held first reading on June 24, 2025, for a zoning map amendment to reclassify roughly 50 acres of vacant land (tax parcels 30-13-1 and 463-4-1) from R3C (moderate-density residential with conditions) to the Flexible Redevelopment District (FRD).
Planning staff said the rezoning, requested by Don Shim of Shim Properties LLC, would allow greater flexibility for redevelopment—permitted FRD uses include higher residential density…
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