Council deadlocks on Oak Grove rezoning after residents raise traffic and tree concerns; item postponed to April 1

Summary

Council tied 3-3 on a motion to approve Ordinance No. 1802, a rezoning proposal for about 10 acres north of U.S. 380 at Oak Grove. Residents cited traffic, loss of mature trees and increased density; Planning & Zoning had recommended denial 5-1. Council later voted to postpone final action to its April 1 meeting.

A proposed rezoning and preliminary plan for about 10 acres north of U.S. 380 on Oak Grove drew sustained public comment and a split council before the council voted to postpone a final decision to April 1.

Staff described the application as a planned development with roughly 50 residential lots on about 10 acres. The applicant proposed perimeter treatments intended to respond to neighbors’ concerns: an offer to construct an 8-foot masonry wall along the northern property line (the developer later revised the proposal to provide a masonry wall that meets town standards and to accept maintenance responsibility for existing wooden fences adjacent to the site), one-story homes on the eastern property line, and two-story homes on the southern edge with no rear-facing second-floor windows. The plan also includes…

Council deadlocks on Oak Grove rezoning after residents raise traffic and tree concerns; item postponed to April 1

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