At Monday’s Fayetteville City Council meeting, the Fayetteville Fire Department shared annual data for 2023, including EMS and rescue statistics, with council members. There was also a public hearing on a residential rezoning that several neighbors strongly opposed.
Here’s a closer look at these two discussion items:
Fire department’s annual review
Stamper Road rezoning
A rezoning case involving a vacant quarter-acre plot on Stamper Road elicited staunch opposition from neighbors during a public rezoning hearing at Monday’s council meeting. The developer and owner, Rockfish Run Land and Development LLC, sought to rezone the property to accommodate higher-density development.
The rezoning, while remaining for single-family homes, would decrease the lot size from a 10,000 square foot minimum lot size (SF-10) to a 6,000 square foot minimum lot size (SF-6), thereby increasing the density. Tim Evans, of Rockfish Run Land and Development, said on Monday that he aims to build a townhouse-style duplex on the property to either rent or sell.
Five neighbors spoke in opposition to the rezoning and the developer’s plans to build a duplex on the plot. Their concerns ranged from perceived inconsistency with the single-family homes surrounding the property, straying from original land use plans, and concerns with safety, traffic, parking and environmental impacts.
Neighbors were especially concerned about the property’s location on an incline and its proximity to Stamper Road, which they claimed is often used for thoroughfare and is prone to frequent accidents and instances of speeding.
The Zoning Commission, a city advisory board, denied the rezoning 4-1 on Dec. 12, according to January commission meeting minutes. In contrast, the city Planning Department recommended approval of the rezoning on Monday, stating that it was in conformity with the city’s future land use plan for medium-density development in the area.
Council Member Deno Hondros noted that a special use permit would still be required for the applicant to develop the land, and he put forward a motion to approve the rezoning. The council approved it in a 6-4 vote. Council Members D. J. Haire, Malik Davis, Mario Benavente and Mayor Pro Tem Kathy Jensen voted against the rezoning, while Hondros, Mayor Mitch Colvin and Council Members Brenda McNair, Courtney Banks-McLaughlin, Lynne Greene and Derrick Thompson voted for the approval.
The hearing for the special use permit will take place on March 25 at the city council meeting.
Contact Evey Weisblat at eweisblat@cityviewnc.com or 216-527-3608.
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