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Staff recommends reduced density near I-640, cites utilities and streams as constraints
Summary
Staff told the planning commission a rezoning and plan-amendment request near Millardtown Pike that sought 12 dwelling units per acre should be approved at 9 du/acre (not 12) because overhead utilities, a blue-line stream and limited developable land constrain higher-density development and require buffering to adjacent neighborhoods.
Staff presented a rezoning and plan-amendment case for roughly 6.24 acres northeast of I-640 and said the applicant requested planned residential zoning up to 12 dwelling units per acre. Staff recommended approving PR at 9 du/acre instead of the requested 12, citing overhead utilities, a blue-line stream and a constrained developable area that make a full 12 du/acre request out of character with surrounding low-density residential development.
A staff presenter described how 9 du/acre would permit up to 56 units while…
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