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Bad Links? | Southside annexation gets thumbs upBy BEN NELMS Fayetteville Planning & Zoning board members voted Tuesday to approve the annexation and rezoning of property for a new subdivision and more on the citys southeast side. The property would move from its current county designation of A-R to the citys R-30 PUD (Planned Unit Development). The approval paves the way for development of 97 residential lots in two sections 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. The southside connector road would be constructed at the owners expense. 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. P & Z Chair Sarah Murphy said Tuesday that the city attorney had approved both the density calculations and the concept of leaving the city-owned park in the county. Three local residents posed questions and concerns related to the proposal. Residents were told that existing subdivisions and the current access to them would not be affected by the planned route of the southside connector. Access to the park, said developer Robert Rolader, would be via parking and pullouts on the connector road. The primary intention for the passive park is that of picnics and fishing, he said. Amenities such as walking trails will be addressed in the development agreement. A second resident said she loved the park concept but questioned the proposed density, adding that some nearby developments were less dense. The proposed development, she said, did not seem to fit with the overall idea of keeping the southside of the county more agricultural and less dense. Responding to her concern, Rolader said the proposed development would be less dense than some existing developments. A third resident received clarification that his existing property was not being annexed into the city. 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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