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Commission votes 3-2 to recommend denial of Smithland Road rezoning after contested hearing
Summary
After extensive public testimony and staff analysis raising concerns about street network feasibility and required variances, the Planning Commission voted 3-2 to forward an unfavorable recommendation to city council on the Janice Brown Enterprises rezoning for two parcels on Smithland Road.
The Planning Commission on March 12 voted 3-2 to forward an unfavorable recommendation to city council for a rezoning application by Janice Brown Enterprises LLC for two parcels on Smithland Road (1211–1231 Smithland Road).
Staff briefed the commission on the lengthy review and the applicant’s revised proffers and conceptual layouts submitted after the February meeting. Staff said the applicant added duplexes (capped at 25% of units), limited the total number of units to no more than 70 in the proffers, proposed privacy fences and screening in identified locations, and included flexibility for either a shared-use path or a street stub connection to an adjacent parcel. Staff also removed several earlier commitments (including a tree-planting proffer) and provided two conceptual street-layout options that staff said could not be built as shown without variances to the…
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