Prior to the start of their regular work session on Monday, Perry Mayor and Council met for a special call meeting for two first readings. The item listed as 3a1 on the agenda was the first reading of an ordinance for the rezoning of property from PUD, Planned Unit Development District, to R-2A, a single family residential district located at 138 Talton Road; Tax Map No. 0P0490 045000. It was followed by item 3a2: the first reading of an ordinance for the rezoning of property from PUD, Planned Unit Development District, to R-3, a multi-family residential district located at 138 Talton Road; Tax Map No. 0P0490 045000.
Community Development Director Bryan Wood presented the details of the properties to Mayor Randall Walker and Council through a slide show presentation. The property owner is Elizabeth P. Talton, and the applicant, Bryant Engineering, LLC, proposed to rezone the 223.79-acre tract to R2A, Single-family Residential District and R-3, Multi-family Residential District. The conceptual site plan submitted with the application indicated approximately 450 single-family residential lots of various sizes. Estate-sized lots (approximately 40,000 square feet in area) would front Talton Road and Bear Branch Road. A mixture of R-1, R-2A, and R-3 sized lots (minimum 14,000, 12,000 and 9,000 square feet in area) would be developed in the interior of the site. Two access points are proposed – one each on Talton Road and Bear Branch Road.
The proposed line separating the two proposed zoning districts is intended to follow property lines. In order to prevent the creation of spit-zoned lots, the zoning line may shift slightly to align with the final layout of lots. According to documented information on the application, the property has remained undeveloped since being annexed into the city of Perry in 2007. Properties in the general vicinity have been and continue to be developed for residential uses.
No action was required on this item at Monday’s meeting. After a brief discussion, Mayor Walker announced that there would be a second reading and a later voting. The special call meeting was then adjourned so that the regular work session could be called to order.
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