Board approves Harrison Drive rezoning; developer and water authority discuss relocating and expanding tank

The Fairview Board of Commissioners on Nov. 6 approved rezoning of 7111 Harrison Drive (about 3.73 acres) from RS‑40 to RS‑10 and heard informal discussion about a potential water authority site change.

Planning staff said the 2040 comprehensive plan identifies the parcel for residential transition uses and the planning commission recommended approval. The applicant, represented by Mangrum, presented a conceptual plat showing an existing house to remain on a roughly half‑acre lot and the remaining parcel subdivided with a new internal street stub to Clearview Meadows for future connectivity; the design includes internal sidewalks. Mangrum said the Clearview Meadows plat contains a 50‑foot recorded easement that was never built and that the developer plans a hammerhead and stub to facilitate any future connections.

Representatives from the local water authority discussed an informal plan to relocate and enlarge a water tank to a proposed Lot 10 at slightly higher elevation; the authority indicated the existing tank would be replaced and the new tank would increase capacity (Mangrum reported the authority discussed increasing from roughly 100,000 gallons to a proposed 1,000,000 gallon tank). Mangrum said any formal site swap or relocation would require a formal agreement; he described the water authority conversations as preliminary and without a timeline.

Planning staff and the board noted required engineering, final plat and permitting steps would apply to the approved rezoning, including design for stormwater and road construction. The board approved the rezoning 5–0.

— Based on statements and exchanges during the Nov. 6, 2025, Fairview meeting.