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Commission recommends rezoning of River Place site at 210 KK Highway despite resident concerns about traffic and services
Summary
The Smithville Planning and Zoning Commission voted 4-0 to recommend rezoning 210 KK Highway (River Place) from R-1B to a mix of R-1D and R-2 after a public hearing in which residents urged caution over traffic and infrastructure impacts.
The Smithville Planning and Zoning Commission on a 4-0 vote recommended that the Board of Aldermen approve a rezoning request for River Place at 210 KK Highway, changing the property from R-1B to a mix of R-1D and R-2. The vote followed a lengthy public hearing in which numerous nearby residents raised safety, traffic, sewer, water-pressure and school-capacity concerns.
Robert Parks of Baez Truck and Parks Engineers identified himself as the applicant’s engineer and said he would be available to answer technical questions. He did not present a full development plan during this hearing; staff and the applicant said detailed subdivision, stormwater and traffic studies will accompany later site-level applications.
Multiple residents described existing safety…
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