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Developer seeks rezoning for 150‑unit 55+ community at Desert Drive and Redwine Drive; commissioners raise traffic and emergency‑access concerns
Summary
Parent Development proposed rezoning a site near Camp Creek Parkway/I‑285 from C‑2 to R‑4 for a 150‑unit multifamily (55+) rental community, pledging a 100‑foot buffer and opaque fencing; commissioners pressed about traffic control, emergency access and whether the proposal would require later special permits for senior housing.
Brian Parent, representing Parent Development, presented a rezoning application on July 9 to convert property at Desert Drive and Redwine Drive (near Camp Creek Parkway/I‑285) from C‑2 commercial to R‑4 multifamily and to develop a 150‑unit rental community the developer intends to market as 55+.
Parent said the project is intended as a transitional use between heavy commercial sites and an adjacent single‑family neighborhood. He told commissioners the development would include interior corridors, secured access and amenity spaces, and that the team committed to “construct opaque fencing or a wall” along the property line and to exceed the existing 35‑foot buffer requirement with “at least a 100 foot buffer.” Parent said the driveway entrance would be on Redwine and that the developer does not plan to connect Redwine through to the single‑family neighborhood.
Commissioners pressed on traffic and emergency access. Commissioner Fields raised concerns about limited egress at Redwine and North Desert and asked whether a traffic control device such as a signal would be required; Parent said the area is likely under state jurisdiction and the developer would coordinate with city and state transportation staff. Commissioner Lovett asked the commission to consider emergency‑vehicle access; Parent said he would work with the city on any required enhancements and noted plans to construct sidewalks along Redline and that a bus stop exists at the intersection.
Staff member Gatewood clarified that the current application is strictly a rezoning request to R‑4 (multifamily) and that special use permits are typically required for senior housing or assisted‑living uses in some districts — meaning any formal designation of the property as senior housing would require additional approvals. Parent emphasized the development would be marketed as a 55‑and‑over community and said the developer would include features and services appropriate for older residents, but commissioners and staff noted that the zoning change itself would not by itself create a statutorily enforced senior‑housing use.
The commission did not vote at the work session; Parent’s application was scheduled for the planning and zoning public hearing next Thursday at 7 p.m. at City Hall.
