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Southaven aldermen approve rezoning that clears way for 56 townhomes or park expansion after heated public hearing
Summary
After a packed public hearing with residents raising concerns about lights, traffic, drainage and property values, the Board of Aldermen approved a rezoning concept that allows either a 56-unit single-family-attached townhome development or a park expansion at the Snowden Grove-adjacent parcel.
The Southaven Board of Aldermen on April 1 approved a rezoning that clears the way for either a 56-unit single-family-attached townhome development or a park expansion on about 9.97 acres adjacent to Snowden Grove.
The vote followed a lengthy public hearing in which dozens of residents urged the board to preserve green space, raised complaints about nighttime lighting and parking at nearby courts, and warned that added housing could worsen traffic on Malone Road. Planning Director Whitney Cook said the application is a rezoning from agricultural to a planned-unit development and said the proposal includes gated access, a clubhouse, pool, dog park, and a detention pond to manage stormwater.
"This is a residential single-family attached townhomes for sale," developer Mark Utley said in presenting the plan, adding the units would be owner-occupied, subject to homeowners association covenants that prohibit short-term…
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