Council schedules third readings for Stony Mountain annexation, land-use and rezoning

Maumelle — The Maumelle City Council placed three linked Stony Mountain planning measures on third reading after staff described the background and the proposal.

At second reading the council opened Ordinance 1145 (annexation of the Stony Mountain subdivision), Ordinance 1146 (amending the city's land-use plan) and Ordinance 1147 (rezoning the property to R1, single-family detached). Council Member Holt asked for historical context; Con Grummer, the city's director of planning and permits, said the preliminary plat and conditional uses had been approved contingent on annexation and explained the developer had taken ownership and completed entitlements.

Con Grummer told the council the intended land use is single-family detached housing. "It's all single family housing development," he said, and confirmed the city's typical process of separating annexation, land-use and zoning into separate ordinances. With no council opposition the items were moved to third reading at the next council meeting.

Why it matters: The annexation and related land-use and zoning changes will add land to Ward 4 and allow a residential subdivision to proceed. Council asked for more background on the decision-making history and for staff to be prepared to present engineering and entitlement details at third reading.

What happens next: The measures return for third reading; if adopted, the annexation, land-use amendment and rezoning will change municipal boundaries and permit single-family residential development on the identified parcel.