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Council adopts land purchase for trail project and approves rezoning, senior-housing plan for 1699 Fairfield Road
Summary
On Aug. 5 the Oxford City Council adopted three ordinances: purchase of 4.9 acres for the Oxford Area Trails Phase 5, rezoning 1699 Fairfield Road to multi-family residential, and approval of a preliminary/final plan for senior housing at the same address. All three passed on second reading by recorded roll call votes.
The Oxford City Council on Aug. 5 adopted three ordinances related to land acquisition and development.
The council voted to authorize purchase of 4.9 acres from EVR Investments LLC for the Oxford Area Trails multimodal transportation project (Phase 5). The ordinance passed by roll call; councilors recorded affirmative votes and the mayor announced the ordinance adopted.
The council also approved a rezoning ordinance to change 2.71 acres at 1699 Fairfield Road from two-family residential district to multi-family residential district. Staff said the rezoning was tied to a specific adaptive-reuse development proposal for senior housing; planning conditions include stipulations aimed at protecting neighbors and ensuring compliance…
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