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Country Hill Farms rezoned

News - Spring Hill

Written by Chase Jordan

Wednesday, 14 January 2009 09:00

A permit for a residential subdivision took another step Thursday after action was taken by the Spring Hill Planning Commission.

The proposal for the Country Hill Farms development was rezoned from a R-1 Single-Family Residential to a RP-1 Planned Single-Family District, after a vote by the commission. The 59.44-acre site is located south of 215th Street, west of Columbia Road and north of 220th Street.

Jim Hendershot, Planning and Development Coordinator for the city of Spring Hill, said R-1 is a standard zoning classification.

“RP-1 is still single-family dwelling, but it’s what we call a planned development, and there are some benefits to possibly smaller lots or issues that the planning commission have a flexibility with,” Hendershot said. “With an R-1, it’s pretty standard, and everything is set out pretty straight.

“The biggest benefit of an RP-1 is that it allows the lots to be less than our standard of 75 feet, but there are some trade offs,” Hendershot said. “For consideration of smaller lots, they’re going to give more park space or more trails, more benefits back. There’s a balance there.”

In addition to the rezoning, a preliminary plan with several conditions was also approved by the commission. Hendershot said, primarily, the big issue was to increase the lots on the south side of the subdivision to a minimum of 75 feet wide.

“The other issue was that they were going to do some additional landscaping along that south boundary and at the corner of Columbia Road and 219th street,” he said.

The applicant for the project is Columbia Partners, LLC. The engineers for the project are Allenbrand-Drews and Associates Inc.

During the meeting, several residents near the proposed site discussed their concerns with members of the planning board and developers. One of the major concerns involved Columbia Road. Some of the concerns involved the possibility of rush hour traffic in the morning and in the evening and emergency access.

Other residents near the proposed site were concerned about loosing open land because of the development.

In other business:

A site plan for AGC Flatglass was approved by the commission by a vote of 6-0. The site plan will go to the city council in about two weeks. AGC flatglass submitted a site plan application for a VPSA Oxygen plant located at 20400 N. Webster St. The proposed plant will be installed on the north side of the existing plant about 160 feet from the property.