CLARKSVILLE, TN (CLARKSVILLE NOW) – An application went before the Clarksville City Council on Thursday night for more than 5 acres be rezoned at the intersection of College and Kraft Street.
The applicant, Kevin Huh, is looking to transition 5.63 acres in downtown Clarksville from M-1 light industrial district to C-5 highway and arterial commercial district. It is two parcels fronting east on the intersection.
The applicant’s statement for the rezone is to bring it in line with existing property use, said Regional Planning Commission Director Jeff Tyndall at Thursday’s meeting. Tyndall also said that it was previously zoned M-1 back in 1969.
Under department comments and concerns, the Clarksville Street Department required a traffic assessment, and while it took a while to get it nailed down the department, they eventually accepted the conclusions, Tyndall said at Tuesday’s RPC meeting.
“The conclusions were obviously that intersection is already operating poorly, but this does not add any additional traffic to it,” Tyndall said. He said that the submitted traffic assessment details current conditions, worst case development scenario, and traffic volumes in p.m. peak delays are expected to increase, while the overall level of service remains unchanged.
Tyndall told Clarksville Now the site currently doesn’t have peak uses, however, other retail could drive up traffic. “Any new buildings will have to get RPC approval, and we will work on any improvements then,” Tyndall said.
RPC staff recommended approval for the rezone, due to the proposed C-5 request aligning with the corridor commercial future land use designation, and it appears that this zone change request will bring in existing uses that are currently legal/nonconforming on this parcel, into zoning compliance, Tyndall said.
The Regional Planning Commission unanimously recommended the proposal for approval.
The City Council will continue the conversation over the request when they meet next for their regular session meeting on Thursday, March 5, at 6 p.m., in Council Chambers.
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