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Council approves limited streamside protection amendment for downtown mixed‑use project with owner maintenance condition
Summary
After a lengthy hearing, Fayetteville council approved an amendment removing a small mapped segment of Tanglewood Branch streamside protection for a proposed mixed‑use building and covered parking, conditioned on a substantially similar building permit and low‑impact development measures and requiring the building owner to maintain filters and trash removal.
Fayetteville City Council voted Jan. 6 to approve an amendment to the city’s streamside protection mapping for a 0.6‑acre parcel at West Center Street and Greg Avenue to allow construction of a mixed‑use building with covered parking, subject to strict conditions and an owner‑responsibility maintenance amendment.
Staff recommended denial, saying the city’s 2011 streamside protection ordinance is intended to preserve infiltration, stabilize banks and protect downstream investments. Planning Commission recommended approval (6–1) but attached two conditions: the mapping amendment would take effect only if a building permit is issued for a building substantially similar to…
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