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F’ville seeks 100-lot, 49-acre annexation

By BEN NELMS
bnelms@TheCitizenNews.com

Fayetteville is going annexing again.

A proposed rezoning and annexation request of 49.25 acres west of Country Squire Drive would create approximately 100 residential lots separated by a proposed 32.34-acre city-owned park and the construction of a “southside connector” linking South Jeff Davis Drive and Jimmie Mayfield Boulevard.

The matter will be addressed Wednesday afternoon by the Fayette County Commission and on April 12 by the Fayetteville Planning and Zoning Commission.

Proposed for the property is the development of approximately 100 residential lots positioned in two sections and separated by greenspace that includes two lakes that would be dedicated to the city, according to a letter of intent submitted by property owners James W. Burch and Henry G. Thrailkill, Jr.

The letter states that approximately 60 percent of the lots will have direct access to the greenspace with another 12 lots becoming lake front property. If approved, the property would move from its current county designation of A-R to the city’s R-30 Residential.

In their annexation request, the owners suggested that two benefits would be derived if the annexation is approved.

First, the developer would construct a road that would connect South Jeff Davis Drive and Jimmie Mayfield Boulevard, effectively creating a “Southside Connector Road.” The proposed connector road would be routed along the west side of the property.

Justification for the road was two-fold, the owners said. The developer will bear the cost of constructing the road, thus saving the city the expense. Additionally, the road will provide access to the two traffic arteries.

A second annexation benefit to the city would be the establishment of a city-owned park that would be situated between the two sections. The proposed park, 32.34 acres in size, would be owned by the city but would not be annexed, according to Planning and Zoning Director Jahnee Prince.

In their letter of intent, Burch and Thrailkill say the property is currently land-locked, with the only easements for access located on Lake Circle. Adjacent properties, they said, are zoned R-22 in the city and R-40 in the county.