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Oak Ridge council approves rezoning to allow 114-unit Scarborough affordable housing project, with traffic study and community meetings required
Summary
On second reading the Oak Ridge City Council rezoned about 11 acres in the Scarborough neighborhood to an R-4 planned unit development to allow an affordable housing project of 114 units. Council and staff committed to a traffic-impact study, further community meetings and coordination with DOE on an air-monitoring station.
Oak Ridge City Council on second reading approved rezoning about 11 acres in the Scarborough neighborhood to a multifamily R-4 planned unit development, clearing the way for a proposed 114-unit affordable housing project.
The project plan presented by city staff shows 114 housing units in total: 38 attached townhomes, 10 single-family dwellings intended for private ownership and the remainder configured as multifamily rental buildings. City staff said the site is roughly 11 acres and that the current rezoning vote is intended to enable the city to pursue grant funding required for the project.
Ms. Williams, the staff lead on the application, told council: "This is a 114 units over about 11 acres. That comes out to just over 10 units per acre, about 10.4 units…
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