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Neighbors oppose Whitten View rezoning and connections to Northwood; commission tables rezoning and preliminary plat pending revisions
Summary
The Planning Commission heard strong neighborhood opposition to the proposed Whitten View subdivision — 83 lots on Church Road and Sandidge Road — and tabled both the rezoning and preliminary plat, asking the applicant to include a 5‑acre corner parcel and address extensive staff and resident concerns.
The Olive Branch Planning Commission held a public hearing on a request to rezone 41.43 acres on the southeast corner of Church Road and Sandidge Road from AR to R1 and to approve a preliminary plat (proposed Whitten View) for 83 single‑family lots and one common open space.
Staff summarized the site and the comprehensive‑plan context: the entire 46.43‑acre parent parcel is designated “suburban neighborhood” in the comprehensive plan, but the applicant’s rezoning request excluded a 5‑acre outparcel at the southeast corner. Staff recommended that the applicant either include the 5‑acre tract in the rezoning and preliminary plat or explain why it should remain excluded; staff also flagged numerous plat details that must be addressed in a resubmission…
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