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Council Approves Shug Jordan Commercial PDD, Developer to Contribute $81,000 for Intersection Work
Summary
The council rezoned about 59 acres of the Owens parcel to a Planned Development District at the Shug Jordan/North Donahue corner, approved associated conditional uses and an infrastructure agreement; the proposal includes a Kroger-anchored commercial center, a 200-unit 55-plus residential component, roughly 12 outparcels and a 3–8 acre central green intended as a city park.
The Auburn City Council on May 19 approved a rezoning to create the Shug Jordan Commercial Planned Development District and approved related conditional uses and an infrastructure agreement to support the Hillcroft residential subdivision.
City staff said the developer would contribute $81,000 as a pro rata share toward improvements at the West Longleaf Drive and South College Street intersection. During the rezoning and subsequent conditional-use hearing, the applicant’s representative described the project as three parts: an anchor Kroger and outparcels on the west side of the site, public-street and utility infrastructure connecting to Arbor Farms and Shug Jordan, and a 55-and-up residential component of about 200 units.
“The Kroger is intended to be open by ’28,” the applicant’s representative said.
The developer also said the central green space — described as an "activated" park — could ultimately be conveyed to the city and estimated the area at roughly 3 to 8 acres, though final size and maintenance responsibilities would be defined in a development agreement. Project presenters said there are about 12 outparcels; anticipated buildout for outparcels was discussed as far out as 2035 on the project timeline. Staff explained that, as a PDD, the site plan and master development plan are binding and any major deviations would require PDD amendments through Planning Commission and Council.
Council members asked about connectivity to Shug Jordan Parkway, traffic impacts and ALDOT review. The developer said ALDOT has reviewed concept access options and that some access points are expected to be right-in/right-out; the city engineer and staff noted potential coordination and development-agreement mechanisms to avoid duplicative work where city and developer projects overlap.
Council approved the rezoning and the conditional-use package by voice vote. The meeting record shows the items advanced with staff conditions embedded in the ordinance and the PDD, and Council voted to accept the related infrastructure agreement as part of the consent agenda.
The approvals bind the development to the submitted site plan and list of permitted and prohibited uses described in the draft PDD; any change in uses or the master plan would require a formal PDD amendment and additional public hearings before Planning Commission and Council.
