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Joint public hearing held on rezoning of rear portion of 5145 Pleasant Ave
Summary
A joint public hearing between planning commission and city council considered rezoning the rear portion of 5145 Pleasant Ave from R-3 multifamily to D-1 downtown; staff said the Fairfield Community Improvement Corporation bought the lot in 2024, the site is 1.6 acres and has been partially demolished to prepare for redevelopment.
The council held a joint public hearing with the planning commission on a rezoning request for the rear portion of 5145 Pleasant Avenue, seeking to change the parcel from R-3 multifamily zoning to D-1 downtown zoning to facilitate mixed-use redevelopment.
Planning staff explained that the Fairfield Community Improvement Corporation (CIC) purchased the 1.6-acre lot in 2024. That lot previously contained two apartment buildings (Amber Terrace Apartments) that were demolished with county land bank grants; staff said the front portion that faces Pleasant Avenue is already D-1 and the rezoning request covers the rear area to create a single zoning district for redevelopment. Staff noted a required 25-foot landscape buffer where commercial properties will abut remaining residential uses.
Staff said the CIC is marketing the property for redevelopment and that any new project must comply with the town center overlay design standards. The planning commission will meet to provide a recommendation and council expects to take second and third readings in September. There were no audience questions recorded at the hearing.
