Collierville planning commission amends 2040 land-use designation for East Shelby Drive parcel

The Collierville Planning Commission voted to amend the town's 2040 land-use plan to change the place type and maximum gross residential density for a 6.25-acre parcel at 11350 East Shelby Drive, enabling a future rezoning and subdivision that would create three to four lots.

Staff said the amendment would change the parcel from the existing estate-residential designation to a conventional suburban neighborhood and raise the maximum gross residential density from 0.01'0to'00.5 dwelling units per acre to 0.51'0to' 1.5 dwelling units per acre. Josh (planning staff) told the commission, "staff recommends approval of this amendment due to the area's changes since the adoption of the 2040 plan and because it provides a transition from the more intense residential districts to the west to less dense districts to the east."

The amendment is a technical step required before the applicant may file a rezoning application to change the parcel's zoning from FAR (Forest Agricultural Residential) to…