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East Ridge council approves multiple rezones to advance Gateway mixed‑use redevelopment
Summary
The council approved three rezoning ordinances tied to the Gateway redevelopment, clearing the way for retail, apartments and a 68‑lot single‑family subdivision; commissioners discussed flood elevation, drainage and border‑region tax treatment.
The East Ridge City Council on June 12 approved three zoning changes tied to the Gateway redevelopment, voting to adopt ordinances that will allow a retail strip and apartments at 6510 Ringgold Road, convert a remaining McCall Road parcel into the planned commercial center and shift about 10 acres to a 0‑lot‑line residential district for a 68‑home subdivision.
City staff and developers presented the proposals as coordinated pieces of the Gateway mixed‑use plan. Planning staff summarized the largest package — at 6510 Ringgold Road — as a plan to demolish an existing motel fronting Ringgold Road and construct a 10,000‑square‑foot retail strip with five commercial suites, while converting two rear motel buildings into an 80‑unit apartment complex comprised of efficiency and one‑bedroom units.
Council members said the rezones are intended to create better transitions between new development and existing neighborhoods and noted work already completed on drainage and fill for parts of the site. Planning staff and the city manager said the majority of the development site has been raised with fill, and the primary drainage infrastructure for the larger Gateway area is in place; some secondary drainage will…
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