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Fayetteville council rejects developer's rezoning after neighbors cite safety, parking and traffic deaths
Summary
After hours of testimony and debate Oct. 21, the Fayetteville City Council declined to approve a proposed split rezoning for 3070 West Mount Comfort Road, siding with neighbors who said the site cannot safely absorb the commercial uses allowed under NSG zoning.
The Fayetteville City Council voted on Oct. 21 to reject a rezoning request for 3070 West Mount Comfort Road after sustained opposition from nearby residents who said the location lacks the infrastructure to support commercial uses.
The request, filed as RZN 2025-27, had been amended by the applicant to split the property so the northern portion would be rezoned to RSF-18 (residential single-family, 18 units/acre) and the portion adjacent to Mount Comfort would be NSG (Neighborhood Services General). Jonathan Kurt of the Development Services Department told the council staff recommended the amended split zoning, noting the planning commission had denied an earlier proposal when the entire parcel was requested to be rezoned NSG.
Developer representatives told the council the project would be built to current…
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