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Council approves rezoning, demolition and housing conveyance resolutions; summary of votes
Summary
At its May 8 meeting, Henderson City Council approved several ordinances and resolutions including rezoning for 512 Water St. and 549 S. William St., home-occupation amendments, two property demolitions, a bridge-naming request, an affordable-housing conveyance resolution, and authorization to pursue up to $15.3 million in water revenue bonds.
Henderson City Council approved a package of ordinances and resolutions at its May 8 virtual meeting, adopting measures that ranged from neighborhood commercial rezoning to demolition authorizations and an affordable housing conveyance policy.
Key outcomes at a glance: • Ordinance 23-07: Rezoned 512 Water Street from R6 (High Density Residential) to B4 (Neighborhood Commercial). Motion by Councilmember Sara M. Coffey, seconded by Lamont Noel; approved unanimously. • Ordinance 23-08: Rezoned 549 S. William Street from B1 to OIA to permit funeral-related/office institutional uses. Motion by Councilmember D. Michael Rainey, seconded by Marion B. Williams; approved unanimously. • Ordinance 23-09: Amended Section 619B to allow florists (and listed crafts) as home occupations where the owner also resides. Approved unanimously. • Ordinances 23-10 and 23-11: Authorized removal/demolition of 412 Owen Street and 707–709 Roberson Street, respectively, for code violations. Approved unanimously. • Resolution 23-11: Requested naming the Satterwhite Bridge over I-85 for Master Trooper James “Brent” Montgomery. Approved unanimously. • Resolution 23-12: Awarded departmental handgun and badge to retiree Lieutenant Stephen Gresham. Approved unanimously. • Resolution 23-13: Authorized staff to negotiate conveyance covenants to convey city-owned lots near Main Street to facilitate low- and moderate-income homeownership. Assistant City Manager Paylor Spruill said the city would pay appraisal costs; council approved the resolution unanimously. • Resolution 23-14: Authorized the issuance of city water revenue bonds, including initial bonds of up to $15,300,000, to support the KLRWS water plant expansion. The Local Government Commission had approved the bond application; council approved the resolution unanimously.
Most measures were approved unanimously and will be recorded in the ordinance and resolution books. Items with recorded votes include the denial of Ordinance 23-06 (rezoning near Cameron Drive) and the listed approvals above.
What to expect: Several approvals (notably the affordable housing conveyance authority and demolition ordinances) direct staff to follow up on appraisals, negotiations or enforcement actions; the bond authorization advances financing for the KLRWS plant expansion.
