Sunday, Apr. 17, 2005 | ||
Bad Links? | Annexation request delayedBy BEN NELMS The Fayetteville Planning & Zoning Commission wants more information before deciding on the rezoning and annexation request of 49.25 acres west of Country Squire Drive. The proposal would pave the way for development of approximately 100 residential lots separated by a 32.34-acre city-owned park and the construction of a southside connector linking South Jeff Davis Drive and Jimmie Mayfield Boulevard. During a discussion at the April 12 meeting, board members had questions about the density calculators for the proposed development and the specifics relating to the creation of a city-owned park that would lie between the two development tracts. Home lots would be inside city limits while the park is proposed to remain in unincorporated Fayette County. The commission asked for input from city manager Joe Morton and city attorney David Winkle before taking up the issue at the April 26 meeting. 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 citys 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 bear the expense of constructing a Southside Connector Road between South Jeff Davis Drive and Jimmie Mayfield Boulevard. The proposed connector road would be routed along the west side of the property. A second annexation benefit to the city would be the establishment of a city-owned park that would be situated between the two sections. Fayette County Commissioners rejected April 6 the idea of having the city of Fayetteville annex property southeast of the city to be rezoned from A-R Agricultural-Residential to R-30 Residential. The request did not meet the approval of commissioners due to what they described as density issues concerning the number of lots that would result. |
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