Sooo… it looks like the Planning Commission isn’t ready to make a judgment call for the “walkable Midtown” plan on Sept. 28 as originally planned. There’s an agenda item for the City Council meeting on Oct. 6 to request an extension for making a recommendation.
Here’s their excuse:
The “numerous comments” sound like a mix of people worried about building height transitions, parking, and walkability. The Commission was going to play around with options like:
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changing the max height for former JCPenny’s site at North Hills from 20 to 12/4 stories to transition with the nearby single-family house neighborhoods
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larger setbacks, narrower sidewalks, curbside parking etc. along Six Forks Rd. at North Hills
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more height in buildings along Six Forks Rd., between Selby Dr. and Anderson Dr.
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using the southeast corner of St. Albans Dr./Bush St. for residential and commercial uses
You can find the full list of potential changes from Sept. 24 here. Remember some of the conversation topics may change on Oct. 22, when this plan is back in discussion: