Take a drive on Shell Toomer Parkway and enjoy the view-- while you can. If an Auburn real estate development outfit has its way, the view will be changing dramatically in the near future.Developers Jimmy and Billy Cleveland filed papers with the City of Auburn's planning department to rezone the Summit development on the south side of the Parkway property for the second time this year at the December 14 Planning Commission meeting.
Last September, the property was rezoned from Rural (R) zone to Limited Development District (LDD). At the time, the Cleveland Brothers provided preliminary the planning department plans for a 219-home development in support of a development agreement. Development agreements between the city and developers are negotiated to ensure that the city will have enough resources-- water, sewer, roads, public safety and schools-- in place to support the planned development.
By the time the rezoning measure reached the City Council September 5, the Cleveland Brothers admitted they were planning 400-500 units. In the latest petition, they are requesting that the property be rezoned to Planned Development District (PDD) and have submitted a master plan calling for 637 units, including 180 condos.
The plans call for a "boulevard" and another street to provide primary entrances on Shell Toomer Parkway.
At the same September meeting, the City Council rejected plans for turning the Mitchell mansion on the property into a eight-bed bed and breakfast inn. In this proposal, the property becomes a 60-bed "lodge."
The City Council is scheduled to meet to consider the rezoning measure in the council chambers at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, February 6.
Related Links
- Proposed Summit Master Plan
- Auburn Growth Plan
- Auburn Zoning Ordinance
- O-A News Placed on Notice (9/9)
- Shell Toomer Parkway... Again (9/4)
- Parkway, Bike Path Threatened by Development (2003)
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