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Minutes for the MAPC meeting on April 12, 2005.
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Metropolitan Area Planning Commission Minutes, April 12, 2005
Members Present: Beadles (Chair), Krennerich, Vance, Gott, Sawyer, Harpole, Day, Roberts
Members Absent: Moore
Staff Present: Martin, Crego, Harris, Robins
Dr. Beadles called the meeting to order at 7:00 PM. The minutes of the March 8, 2005 meeting were submitted and approved as prepared on a motion by Mr. George Krennerich, second by Mr. Marvin Day and unanimous vote.
Chairman Beadles announced that Item #3 had been withdrawn by the applicant.
#1 RZ-05-06 Cook Construction requests rezoning from R-1 Single-Family Medium Density District to R-5 Multi-Family District for a 1.296 acre parcel on the north side of Aggie Road near Sagewood Drive.
Mr. Terry Bare of Haywood Kenward Bare and Associates and Mr. David Cook, the property owner, were present as proponents of the proposal. Mr. Bare said property to the west is single family homes, to the east is an apartment complex, and directly adjacent property to the north is vacant. Land further north of that is Skip Macon’s trailer park and to the south is an R-2 subdivision which was developed as R-1. Adjacent to that is Meadow View trailer park. Mr. Cook wishes to develop his property, which is currently vacant, into a small apartment complex similar to the one on the adjacent lot to the east. Dr. Beadles asked if there were any opponents to this request. Several individuals, including Perry Smith, Robert Ryan and Todd Berman, as well as Respect our Neighborhoods (RON) members Rick White and Bryan Ward identified themselves. Their concerns include the volume of traffic created by the trailers and apartments already in the area, the speed of the traffic, and the number of drivers taking shortcuts through the neighborhood to avoid the Airport Road/Aggie Road intersection. Other concerns included a decline in property values in the area if more apartments are approved and the likelihood that ad...
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