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Smithville staff reports progress on Fairview Crossing, proposed Clay Creek Meadows and downtown retail plans
Summary
Planning staff told the commission that construction is underway at Fairview Crossing North, a 64-townhome lot is being cleared, a proposed Clay Creek Meadows subdivision and rezoning are expected next month, and multiple commercial projects (donut shop, Richardson Street Plaza) are advancing with stormwater and traffic approvals.
Planning staff updated the Smithville Planning Commission on several residential and commercial projects the city is tracking. Jack, the planning staff member who presented the report, said Fairview Crossing North has one building open and that grading and stormwater work is under way to open a lot for 64 townhomes. Jack said a proposed Clay Creek Meadows subdivision is expected next month at W and Highway 169, with a mix of multifamily and single-family housing types and a rezoning request from B-3 to R-3 and R-1D for different portions of the site.
Jack told commissioners that a permit for a new donut shop at the north end of the Fairview Crossing North strip center should be issued soon and that construction plans for a strip center at Richardson Street Plaza — on the west side of the post office — are finalizing stormwater details. He said staff had required adjustments to ingress and egress on several plats and that review included traffic-impact and stormwater calculations.
Why it matters: the projects would add housing variety and commercial space in Smithville and could affect traffic and utilities in growing corridors near Highway 169. Jack noted that staff anticipates some of the larger sites may be taken over by a national builder after initial platting and that affordability is a continuing concern.
Details and context: Jack said the Clay Creek Meadows proposal would include duplexes, triplexes, fourplexes and fiveplexes in addition to single-family lots, and that the current zoning (B-3) is expected to be reduced to residential districts to enable those housing types. He said the South of Wildflower concept has been discussed since 2018 and may move forward sooner than expected, but no formal application timing was specified. On Richardson Street Plaza, he said the site plan had been reviewed and approved and staff were awaiting final stormwater bids to finalize engineering approvals.
Next steps: items that require formal action will be brought to the Board of Aldermen as resolutions for one-meeting approval where appropriate; staff will continue review of traffic and stormwater calculations as subsequent lots in these developments are proposed.
