CLAYTON — At its Sept. 19 meeting Clayton city council approved the first reading an ordinance to adopt the planning commission’s recommendation to approve a change in zoning from RSD (Residential Single Unit District) to CMX (Commercial Mixed Use) for 5.0753 aces located at the southeast corner of Wenger and Hoke roads.
A second reading will be held at the Oct. 3 city council meeting. The ordinance will take effect 30 days after its second reading and enactment.
The Clayton Planning Commission held a public hearing on Aug. 26 on the rezoning request to hear arguments for and against the rezoning request. At that time, the commission voted to approve as submitted the rezoning request.
No proposed use for the property has been submitted. The Hoke / Wenger intersection is scheduled to have a roundabout constructed for traffic control.
Mayor Mike Stevens noted that once Walmart was built and other businesses in that area, it no longer made sense to keep the land zoned for residential use.
“Once we get the rest of the improvements done on Hoke up to Wenger and the roundabout in and set, then we can start working our way up to the other end,” Stevens stated.
Council also adopted an ordinance rejecting the planning commission’s recommendation to deny an application for a change in zoning from RCD-2 (Rural Conservation District) to RSD (Residential Single Unit District) for 10 acres located at Hoke and Westbrook roads.
The 10 acres is located on the west side of Hoke Road approximately 150 feet north of Westbrook Road. The applicant intends to sell four acres to adjacent property owner to the north and to sell the remaining six acres to an interested buyer that may have an interest in developing the property into a small residential neighborhood.
The applicant indicates no new development is proposed with this application, but that future development is possible.
Any future modification to the configuration of the property that would exceed the creation of five parcels, dedicate right-of-way, create easements, or otherwise be considered a major subdivision would require planning commission and city council approval as a ‘major subdivision.’
The city’s Future Land Use Plan indicates the intent of this area to be industrial. The proposed zoning change to RSD would present a less intense land-use, and more desirable to residential property owners on adjacent properties.
Reach Ron Nunnari at (937) 684-9124 or email [email protected].
