Alternate zoning approved for Hampton site

A rezoning request for a site in Hampton was rejected by the City Council but an alternate zoning was approved. The applicant requested that the nine-acre tract at the southeast corner of Elm Street and Derrick Avenue be granted an R4 (single-family residential) instead of the current R2 designation. That was turned down, with officials saying that it is not compliant with the city’s comprehensive plan designation of low-density residential. But the council approved a rezoning to PD (planned development) with more than a dozen conditions.

In a separate action, the council denied a request that the same site be changed on the future land use map to medium-density residential to allow 7,000-square-foot lots.

Information: hamptonga.gov.

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