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Commission approves allowing larger Uptown retail (up to 20,000 sq ft); bars and restaurants remain subject to conditional use
Summary
The Planning Commission approved zoning text amendment PC 20 24 20 to raise the floor‑area threshold for retail services in the Uptown district from 10,000 to 20,000 square feet while keeping bars and restaurants subject to conditional‑use review. The motion passed with recorded votes of three commissioners.
The Oxford Planning Commission approved a zoning text amendment, PC 20 24 20, to raise the allowable floor area for retail services in the Uptown zoning district from 10,000 square feet to 20,000 square feet while preserving conditional‑use review for bars and restaurants.
Staff member Perry, who presented the amendment, said the change responds to economic development requests to reduce a regulatory barrier that can keep larger ground‑floor spaces vacant. "This would basically, carve out anything but bars and restaurants to be exempt from that, and go up to…
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