Council approves rezoning for proposed 336-unit multifamily project; council raises environmental concerns

May 11, 2026

Council approved first reading of a rezoning to R-4 to accommodate a conceptual 336-unit multifamily development off Briarcliff Avenue; members raised concerns about adjacency to a Cedar Barrens natural area, tree preservation and building height.

The full story

Council approved on first reading a rezoning request to change roughly 7.54 acres off Briarcliff Avenue from B-2 to R-4 high-density residential to allow a proposed multi-family development that the developer describes as roughly a 336-unit project.

Free newsletter

Sign up to keep reading.

Your free newsletter brings you what your city council, county, and school board discussed and decided.

or
Already have an account? Sign in