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Council approves rezoning of 500 Sibley Avenue for downtown development
Summary
Union Point City Council unanimously approved rezoning 4.79 acres at 500 Sibley Avenue from M-1 (Light Industrial) to C-1 (Neighborhood Commercial). Applicants said they will renovate a historic office building and build townhomes as part of broader downtown economic development.
Union Point’s City Council voted unanimously on July 9 to rezone 4.79 acres at 500 Sibley Avenue from M-1 (Light Industrial) to C-1 (Neighborhood Commercial). Mayor Lanier Rhodes opened a public hearing and Yvonne Greenway, the city’s building and zoning representative, presented the application to council members.
Applicants Bobby Bullard and Marty McClure told the council they plan to renovate the historic office building that once housed Chipman-Union offices and develop townhomes on the remainder of the site. “We are investing in this project to spur the growth in Union Point and become a part of the community,” the applicants said.
Jill Rhodes, chair of the Downtown Development Authority, said the DDA supports the proposal and expects it to encourage further economic development downtown. No members of the public spoke in opposition during the hearing.
Council Member Mary Mundy moved to approve the rezoning; Council Member Teneisha Pinkney seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously.
The rezoning changes the property’s classification from an M-1 District (Light Industrial) to a C-1 District (Neighborhood Commercial), allowing commercial and neighborhood-serving uses that the applicants say will underpin rehabilitation of the historic office building and new housing. The council did not attach conditions in the motion; applicants said they will provide additional details to the council in the coming weeks.
The council’s action is a local land-use decision; any required building, historical-preservation, or site-plan approvals will follow separate administrative reviews.
