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Council holds public hearing on rezoning for 10.6‑acre site at Bonham/Old Airport; first reading postponed

Bristol (Virginia) City Council · January 14, 2025
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Summary

Council heard staff and planning‑commission recommendations on a rezoning request for a 10.6‑acre parcel at Bonham Road and Old Airport Road but postponed first reading until early February to resolve questions about intended uses, restrictive covenants and traffic impacts.

Bristol — At a public hearing Jan. 13, planning staff described a zoning‑map amendment request for roughly 10.6 acres at the intersection of Bonham Road and Old Airport Road (tax map partial 308‑2‑1), a site previously used for youth sports when the city owned the property.

Planner Jay told council the applicant, Falls Acquisitions LLC, seeks to change the parcel’s zoning from M‑2C (manufacturing with conditions) to a Flexible Redevelopment District (FRD). The FRD allows a broader mix of commercial, light industrial and certain residential uses; but Jay and staff emphasized that existing private restrictive deed covenants remain in force. Any use inconsistent with those…

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