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Council sends 300 N. Kirkwood Road plan back to Planning & Zoning after public debate on design and scale
Summary
The City Council voted to send the proposed mixed‑use redevelopment of the Commerce Bank site at 300 North Kirkwood Road back to the Planning & Zoning Commission for revisions after residents and council members pressed for design changes and additional buffering.
The council debated a proposed mixed‑use development for 300 North Kirkwood Road (the Commerce Bank site) and voted to send the developer’s application back to the Planning & Zoning Commission for revision to pursue an alternate plan (referred to at the meeting as “Option 2”) that could add First‑Floor residential and other design changes.
Developer Matt Siegel of TriStar Properties described design updates made since the 2023 approval, said the team sought to echo local landmarks — "the stone all that stone is reminiscent of the First Presbyterian Church's stone" — and offered concessions including off‑site tree plantings for the adjacent homeowners association and a commemorative placard honoring Pittman School. Siegel also said the developer would consider replacing…
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