One subdivision adjacent to the City of Clinton Recreation Center on Hwy 56 has received sketch plan approval, while another planned for the road leading into the rec area has been placed on hold pending more information.
Planners took action on 4 new subdivisions which will be built in Clinton at their July 14 meeting. The commission also conducted a long discussion about a requested change to the mobile homes ordinance, and turned it down on a 3-2 vote. The issue concerns how mobile home park owners can replace worn out mobile and manufactured homes with newer models.
The Hwy 56 subdivision that received sketch plan approval is Magnolia Acres, envisioned between Clinton Presbyterian Community and Countryside Apartments. Right now, there is one road in and out of the subdivision, but developers might negotiate with the City to provide road access to the rec center and, thus, a second point of egress. This is a R3 zoning designation which could allow duplexes, but developers have said they are interested only in single-family houses. Property on the north-east of the site is to be kept as open-space, potentially to provide the rec center access.
Sketch plan approval gives developers the go-ahead for engineering work.
Another subdivision adjacent to Hwy 56 was put on hold, however; Belle Acres is envisioned for 127 lots and its point of entry would be the paved road leading into the rec center (right side of the road). It is envisioned as a Planned Development, but planning commission members said the plans submitted so far fall well short of what a PD should look like - the commission plans to hold a study session to determine what elements it wants to require in a PDD (planned development district which can include commercial development).
On June 10, the commission held a public hearing on Belle Acres, and asked for more information from the developers.
Planners said at the July 14 meeting that they were not sure who owns the property and what they were asking for. Everything at the City of Clinton Recreation Center property is considered a Planned Development District.
The commission gave a go-ahead to Shell Creek, a development that was proposed 2 years ago but just now has reached the construction stage. There still is just one road in and out of the proposed subdivision, the commission was told, and the development is envisioned for 135 lots in R3 zoning.
A development that is right at the construction phase is adjacent to Uptown Clinton.
The Reserve at Clinton Commons is on East Main Street, and its infrastructure is in place or there are money-bonds posted for the completion of infrastructure. A $250,000 performance bond has been posted for the completion of the first cut of roads — this is the construction you will see between Cooper Motor Company and Eastside Elementary School if you drive out East Main Street toward Springdale Drive.
It is a Planned Development which will include townhomes, a commercial district, a food trucks plaza, and open-space.
The development received from the Clinton Planning Commission approval for a bonded final plat for Phases 1 & 2.
The Planning Commission also approved annexation and zoning for a tract on Jacobs Highway and Waverly Drive (beside Ace Hardware) for a facility to be constructed by Self Regional Healthcare. The commission was told it’s something that has been in the planning stages for some time and it fits in well with the surrounding properties.
At its Sept. 4 meeting, the planning commission will consider a proposal for a new zoning designation, RS-2. The Clinton City Council asked for this designation after giving the commission’s new RS-3 zoning classification its final approval. Members also asked for an up-to-date list of the subdivisions it has permitted to date, and a report from city staff on the progress of each housing development. Basically, commission members agreed with the statement, “when we approve something, we want to see some dirt moving.”
A link to planning & zoning here.
