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Fairview board schedules public hearing for 351-acre Cumberland Drive annexation after divided vote
Summary
After public comment and divided discussion, the Fairview Board of Commissioners voted 3-2 to set a March 6 public hearing on an owner-requested annexation of 7740 Cumberland Drive with RS-40 zoning; opponents cited infrastructure and density concerns.
The Fairview Board of Commissioners voted 3-2 on Feb. 6 to call a March 6 public hearing on a proposed owner-requested annexation of 7740 Cumberland Drive, a 351.27-acre parcel that would enter the city with RS-40 single-family residential zoning.
The action matters because the annexation would bring a large, currently county-zoned property into the city and default it to Fairview’s RS-40 zoning; nearby homeowners raised concerns about road capacity, density and the potential for future development changes.
Attorney Jason Holman spoke during public comment on behalf of adjacent homeowners, saying the property has been zoned in Williamson County for large estate lots and expressing opposition to annexation “until we have more information” about the applicant’s plans. Planning staff (Mr. Greer) told the board the parcel is contiguous with the city and inside the urban growth boundary and that the planning commission gave a positive recommendation to the board.
Applicant counsel Joe Watson said the property’s current use is a single-family home and that the applicant intends to comply with RS-40 restrictions. Watson told commissioners the owners consider themselves residents of Fairview and value police and fire services, but he did not present expanded development plans at the meeting.
Commissioners split over timing and the city’s ongoing rewrite of zoning ordinances. Opponents said bringing more than 350 acres into RS-40 while the city’s zoning code is being rewritten could import an outdated classification; supporters said annexation fits the urban growth boundary and offers regulatory certainty and tax revenue for the city. Planning staff and the city attorney repeatedly noted that annexation under RS-40 could later transition to new zone names once the code rewrite is adopted, but the content of that new district is not yet finalized.
The board’s roll call recorded three yes votes and two no votes; the motion passed and the board set a March 6 public hearing to satisfy the 15-day notice requirement. Planning staff said the planning commission’s positive recommendation was unanimous (8-0, one absent).
