Holiday City planning commission hears site plan amendment for South Highland Drive mixed‑use project

Holiday City planning commissioners on April 15 heard a site plan amendment for a mixed‑use project on South Highland Drive that would remove six upper‑floor residential units from a corner commercial building, add a row of townhomes, and seek vacation of a former alignment of Arbor Lane so the parcel can be reconfigured.

City staff told commissioners the property totals about 1.08 acres and that the applicant’s revised plan moves the corner commercial building closer to Highland Drive, converts the former upper‑floor residences to additional commercial space and adds townhomes to the rear. The staff report tabulates roughly 9,800 square feet of commercial space and lists a 1,300‑square‑foot footprint for each residential unit; elsewhere in the hearing staff and commissioners referenced a 10,000‑square‑foot commercial area, an inconsistency noted in the record. Staff recommended that the commission require the final commercial building be set back 10 feet from the property line (the edge of…