Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Get email alerts on the Zoning Rezoning topic
No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.
Council sets May 27 public hearing after 5-0 first reading to rezone 8229 U.S. Highway 70
Summary
The Bartlett Board of Mayor and Aldermen voted 5-0 on the first reading of Ordinance 25-01 to rezone a 10-acre property at 8229 U.S. Highway 70, moving a 5-acre portion to CH (Highway Business) to make existing commercial uses conforming and to help the owner obtain financing for a sewer extension. The board set a public hearing for May 27.
The Bartlett Board of Mayor and Aldermen voted 5-0 on the first reading of Ordinance 25-01 to rezone property at 8229 U.S. Highway 70 and set a public hearing for May 27.
Kim Taylor, director of Planning and Economic Development, told the board the property, the location of Birch's Automotive Repair Shop and a former plumbing shop, was annexed in December 2012 and was previously zoned CL (local/neighborhood commercial) under Shelby County. "Under the existing zoning, the current uses are what we consider to be legal nonconforming," Taylor said. She said rezoning a 5-acre portion fronting Highway 70 to CH (Highway Business commercial) would make those uses conforming under Bartlett's ordinance while the roughly 5-acre portion fronting Memphis-Arlington Road would remain zoned RE (residential).
Taylor said the owner plans to subdivide the site and has received master and construction plan approval from the planning commission in July 2024; the owner will seek final plan approval from the planning commission if rezoning occurs. She told the board the rezoning would help the owner obtain financing to extend sewer service because the property currently uses a septic system.
Alderman Reese made the motion to approve the first reading and set the public hearing; Alderman Griffith seconded. The roll call vote was 5-0 in favor.
Resident Kathleen Bearden asked during public comment where the property is located; staff indicated John Horn could point it out after the meeting. The applicant's next step, should the council complete the process, is a final plan submittal to the planning commission.
If adopted following the public hearing and any subsequent action, the rezoning would allow existing commercial activity on the Highway 70 frontage to be conforming under Bartlett's zoning code and facilitate the sewer extension financing described by staff.
