Council approves rezoning for new city facility at 2708 West Shady Shores Road

The Corinth City Council voted to approve Ordinance No. 26-06-4-20, rezoning approximately 6.7 acres at 2708 West Shady Shores Road from MXC (mixed-use commercial) to a planned development with a base industrial district, to allow construction of a new city facility that will include Fire Station No. 2 and relocated public works operations. "The plan is to move public works operations to this site to share with the fire station," Melissa, the staff presenter, said during the public hearing.

Under the planned development (PD) described to the council, the site would have three new buildings including a modular building and a training tower, vehicle and personnel parking, and outdoor storage and service areas. Melissa said the PD would allow temporary and portable buildings and accessory utility/repair structures and would not apply residential-adjacency or architectural standards that typically constrain other districts. She said outdoor storage could be allowed up to 50% of the site, though staff does not expect the project to use that maximum. "Staff does recommend approval," Melissa said, and she reported that the planning and zoning commission recommended approval 3-0 and that staff had received no letters of support or opposition.

The council opened a public hearing, solicited testimony, and—after receiving none—closed the hearing and moved directly to a vote to adopt the ordinance. The motion to adopt listed the case as ZAPD26-000017-PD-80 and described the item as the "Corinth facilities building." The ordinance passed; the transcript records the motion, second and a successful vote but does not include a roll-call tally in the record provided.

The PD includes a tree-preservation requirement to protect a roughly quarter-acre grove in the northwest corner of the site and allows flexibility on parking, building materials and site layout to accommodate the combined fire and public-works use. The presentation noted the rezoning was initiated because the current public works site is planned for redevelopment to mixed-use. The council did not receive or reference any written opposition or support during the meeting.

Next steps described on the dais were procedural: adoption of the ordinance enables the zoning change but does not itself cover permitting, construction schedules, or funding details, which were not specified in the meeting record. The council also did not provide a vote tally for the ordinance in the transcript; implementation details and timing were not discussed publicly at the meeting.