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Owners propose mixed-use plan for Barbecueology site; council signals zoning review required
Summary
An attorney for the Barbecueology property outlined plans to reduce restaurant space and add 4–6 apartments plus laundromat space; council members said the town's existing zoning likely does not permit the combination and advised pursuing a rezoning or planning-of-development process.
Representatives for the owners of the Barbecueology property presented a conceptual plan to convert part of the restaurant to a smaller dining area and add four to six residential units, with shared laundromat space and possible additional parking. The council said the proposal would likely require rezoning or a special exception and advised the presenter to prepare formal plans for planning-commission review.
Mike Lang (speaker 9), an attorney for the owners, said the site could provide a transitional mixed use between nearby residential and industrial areas and that the owners were exploring options including rezoning or a planned-development overlay. He told the council he would not proceed with costly plans unless the council indicated willingness to consider the application and suggested a 60-day window to prepare materials.
Council members and staff observed that the town's current commercial zoning likely does not allow a restaurant plus residential units in that configuration and that the planning commission and board of zoning appeals would be the venues for formal review of variances or special exceptions. Staff proposed researching whether the town code already includes a compatible commercial category or whether a new zoning classification (planning-of-development) would be needed.
The council encouraged the presenters to move forward with site plans and to bring a formal application to planning commission for consideration; no vote or commitment on rezoning was made at the meeting.
