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Board approves Park View Heights amendment to allow 28 single‑family homes in area 3B
Summary
The board unanimously approved a developer request to change Park View Heights area 3B from memory care/assisted‑living to detached single‑family residential (28 units) subject to conditions including stormwater approval, sidewalk construction, and architectural review by the planning commission.
The Olive Branch Board of Aldermen on Jan. 20 approved an amendment to the Park View Heights Planned Unit Development to change permitted uses in area 3B from memory care and assisted‑living to detached single‑family homes.
Dr. Song, presenting staff findings, said the 6.99‑acre area 3B along Park View Boulevard had existing utilities that would need to be removed or relocated and described proposed development standards including rear‑loaded lots accessed by private alleys, an HOA responsible for maintenance, a gated entry, and a recreational arbor. The proposal would create 28 dwellings at roughly 4.0 dwelling units per acre.
“The planning commission reviewed this application ... and unanimously recommended approval of both the project text change and the preliminary development plan subject to conditions one through eight,” Dr. Song said, noting conditions that require stormwater improvements to be approved by the city engineer and state authority and sidewalks to be extended along Park View Boulevard and Park View Oaks Circle.
Applicant David Baker of Fiser Arnold said the developer had worked with the HOA and neighbors on architectural styles, drainage and screening and agreed to the planning commission conditions. The board discussed private street maintenance and alley design; staff said the HOA would own and maintain the private alleys and that the city would inspect pavement structure to ensure long‑term performance before turnover to the HOA.
No members of the public spoke during the hearing. Alderman Wallace moved to approve the amendment and Mr. Collins seconded; the motion carried.
The approval is subject to the conditions adopted by the planning commission, including stormwater sign‑off, sidewalks, and a requirement that additional architectural elevations be reviewed by the planning commission to ensure similarity to the designs included in the project text.
