Long Range Planning staffer Britton presented a proposed new zoning district called CCR (Conservation, Cultural and Recreation), forwarded by the Planning Commission after work that originated with the Environmental Action Committee (EAC).

Britton told councilmembers the CCR district is an action item in the City Plan 2040 and is intended to conserve, protect and enhance Fayetteville’s natural resources. The Planning Commission’s version (in the packet) includes certain conditional uses — notably use units that could allow utilities or cell-tower equipment — while the EAC recommended excluding those uses to preserve the district’s conservation purpose.

Nut graf: staff emphasized the two bodies’ slightly different recommendations and offered to provide bridging language that would allow necessary utility maintenance while preserving conservation goals. Britton said staff could present illustrations to clarify what conditional uses (for example, small utility cabinets or cell‑site equipment) would physically look like on the ground.

Councilmembers discussed how CCR would differ from the existing Residential Agriculture (RA) district and noted CCR would be a voluntary rezoning that requires property-owner consent; Britton and EAC members said CCR is intended as a true conservation zone rather than the low-density RA category. EAC representative Craig said the committee spent extensive time on the draft and urged caution about allowing uses that would undercut the district’s conservation aims; councilmembers asked for visuals and a reconciled ordinance before formal action.

Ending: Staff asked council to hear the ordinance and be prepared to table it if members want more time; Britton said staff would return with possible compromise language and illustrative examples to aid council review prior to a vote.