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Planning commission approves rezoning for 2590 People Street to allow small commercial use
Summary
The Johnson City commission approved rezoning 2590 People Street from R‑3 residential to MS‑1 Medical Services, supporting a 4,200‑square‑foot building and noting staff will require a site‑plan traffic study if warranted; engineering confirmed sight distance met AASHTO criteria.
Johnson City planning commissioners on Feb. 10 voted to approve rezoning at 2590 People Street from R‑3 medium‑density residential to MS‑1 Medical Services, a change staff said is consistent with the Horizon 2045 land‑use plan and the site's location adjacent to I‑26.
Planning manager Whitney Hodges presented the request, saying the applicant proposes a roughly 4,200‑square‑foot building and that the MS‑1 designation allows small‑scale commercial uses including restaurants. "Staff recommends approval of the request, because it is...consistent with the land use plan," Hodges said.
Neighbors spoke at the public hearing about traffic, sight distance and signal timing on People Street. One resident said he uses People Street daily and worried about limited ingress and egress; another said converting the parcel to commercial would not greatly increase traffic compared with a prospective multi‑unit residential buildout. Lawrence Perry of Engineering and Public Works responded that sight distances were evaluated on the plat, that the plans met AASHTO sight‑distance criteria, and that a traffic study would be required at commercial site‑plan review if warranted.
Commissioners discussed the issue and several said they believed the rezoning fit the corridor. On a roll‑call vote the commission recommended approval of rezoning 2590 People Street to MS‑1.
