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Board to consider rezoning 521 Market Street West for crematorium; fire chief flags access benefits

Fayetteville Board of Mayor and Aldermen · January 9, 2026
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Summary

Fire Chief Bergman presented two site-plan options and favored a rezoned College Street West parcel for better fire and apparatus access; planning staff reintroduced ordinance 2026-01 (rezoning 521 Market Street West from R-3 to C-3) and will move the ordinance to Tuesday’s meeting for a vote.

The Fayetteville work session reviewed site plans and a rezoning proposal tied to a planned crematorium project. Fire Chief Bergman said a Lot on College Street West (seeking rezoning) would be preferable from a fire-department access and apparatus-maneuverability standpoint, while the previously proposed lot is zoned for the use but presents…

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