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Commission backs rezoning for 11-lot ASP housing project to help Hurricane Helene survivors
Summary
The commission recommended rezoning 2121 Seminole Drive from R2 to R2C to accommodate an 11-lot subdivision to be developed by Appalachian Service Project and Grace Fellowship Church for families displaced by Hurricane Helene; commissioners and staff addressed neighbors’ stormwater and traffic concerns and voted unanimously to recommend approval.
Johnson City’s planning commission voted Nov. 11 to recommend rezoning 2121 Seminole Drive from R2 (low-density residential) to R2C (planned residential) to allow an 11-lot single-family subdivision the applicant says will provide mortgage-free homes to families affected by Hurricane Helene.
Sarah Fleifel, planning staff, said the 4.81-acre site’s rezoning request is consistent with the Horizon 2045 growth-management plan and the future land-use map; R2C allows smaller minimum lot sizes than R2 and the concept plan proposes 11 lots (compared with nine under current zoning). Fleifel said utilities are available and staff recommended approval.
Alf Nelson, executive pastor at Grace Fellowship Church, told commissioners the church intends to donate the parcel to Appalachian Service Project (ASP). "Our church began a partnership with ASP shortly…
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