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Hearing examiner weighs Peachtree Estates 3 rezone and 242‑lot preliminary plat; staff recommends approval, record left open for condition language
Summary
At a Richland Hearing Examiner session, staff recommended approval of a rezone from agriculture to R2S and C2 and a 242‑lot preliminary plat for Peachtree Estates 3. The applicant and staff will refine three proposed conditions; the record remains open for proposed language until the end of the week.
The Richland Hearing Examiner heard testimony on a rezone and preliminary plat for Peachtree Estates 3, a 58.39‑acre development proposing 242 single‑family lots in six phases and four commercial tracts, and accepted public comment before leaving the record open for revisions to several conditions.
Staff recommended approval of both the rezone — changing the parcels from agricultural zoning to R2S (medium‑density single‑family residential) and C2 (commercial) — and the preliminary plat, subject to the standard and proposed conditions of approval. Planning staff emphasized that the city council makes the final decision on any rezone and that a plat approved before a council decision on zoning carries conditions warning the applicant of council discretion.
Jason Maddox of PBS Engineering and Environmental, representing the applicant MD and D Investments, described the project layout and history. He said comprehensive plan map amendments were approved previously to align the commercial and roadway…
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