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Flowood board approves two four-plex conditional uses after reconsideration
Summary
After initial failed votes, the board reconsidered and unanimously approved conditional-use and variance requests allowing construction of one four-plex at 201 Oak Street and another at 3521 First Street. No public opposition was recorded in either hearing.
The Flowood Board of Aldermen approved conditional-use and variance requests for two four-plex apartment buildings after motions to approve initially failed and were later reconsidered.
On April 20, Building Official Mike Prestage opened public hearings for Kenneth Miller’s application for 201 Oak Street and for Mitch and Kay Sills’ application for 3521 First Street. Prestage explained the ordinance and the scope of the applicants’ requests; Kenneth Miller and the Sills family spoke for their respective applications. No members of the public appeared in opposition at either hearing.
The board’s first roll-call votes on each application failed: Aldermen Don Flynt and Deron Harmon voted yes on each application while Alderman Kirk McDaniel, Alderman Kathy Smith and Mayor Gary L. Rhoads voted no, causing the motions to fail. Later in the meeting, on a motion by Alderman Deron Harmon and seconded by Alderman Don Flynt, the board reconsidered both items and then voted unanimously to approve both the conditional use and the variance for each property.
The minutes record no conditions of approval beyond the variances requested and do not list specific plan approvals, permit timelines, or infrastructure mitigation commitments tied to the approvals. The minutes also do not record any recorded appeals, nor do they specify building permit issuance dates. The board’s actions were recorded in the minutes as unconditional approvals upon reconsideration.
Next steps implied by the minutes: applicants may proceed with permitting consistent with city zoning and building processes; the minutes do not include further administrative requirements or deadline dates.
