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Neighbors, commissioner flag traffic and access risks at proposed New Jimmy Daniel townhomes
Summary
A developer seeks to rezone 1930 New Jimmy Daniel Road from employment to mixed-density residential for townhome construction. Commissioners and a resident raised safety concerns about a proposed driveway location on a curve used by high-speed traffic; staff said access alignment will be refined during plan review.
Planning staff told the commission on April 21 that a request to change future land use for 1930 New Jimmy Daniel Road from employment to mixed-density residential and to rezone from Employment/Industrial to RM‑2 would allow construction of roughly 32 three‑bedroom townhomes.
Commissioner Johnson (speaking for the district) and a nearby resident said the proposed driveway location sits close to a curve where vehicles approach at high speed and cited difficulty turning onto Old Jimmy Daniel Road. The commissioner said average daily traffic figures and the curve’s geometry heighten safety concerns for a subdivision entrance. Staff replied that the applicant’s only frontage is on New Jimmy Daniel Road and that plan review, rather than rezoning, will determine final access alignment; the site’s concept plan is nonbinding and alternative driveway placements could be considered.
The planning commission recommended approval, noting regional trends converting employment parcels to residential use and that the site sits adjacent to existing dense housing. Commissioners asked the applicant and staff for clearer analysis on driveway siting and the potential for interconnections to future development to the north.
No vote was taken; staff said plan-review and engineering details, including driveway placement and emergency access, would be addressed before any building permit stage.
