The Cleveland City Council has approved a zoning change that will allow a developer to proceed with his plans to build 14 small 800-square-foot homes on 1.2 acres on West Jarrard Street in the city.
The council held a public hearing on the issue Monday night to rezone 1.2 acres on West Jarrard Street from B-2 Business Highway Commercial to PUD, Plan Unit Development. During that hearing, the council heard from developer Tom Williams about his plans and also heard from a resident who lives on Jarrard Street.
Andrea Evans told the council she agreed with Williams about it being nice having the homes located close to the downtown square, but she expressed concerns about traffic flow due to the small street in that neighborhood.
After discussion, the council approved the zoning change along with certain stipulations placed on it by the zoning board. Councilman CJ McDonald also proposed that the project must have started within 18 months, or it will revert back to B-2 Highway Commercial from the PUD-requested zoning.
The council gave its approval to Mcdonald’s proposal and the zoning change.
Williams said after the meeting, “This is very good news,” and he said he had no problem meeting the 18-month time frame imposed by the council.
“We’re gonna probably clear the lot next week and get it looking as good as we can before the fall festival because we would like to direct some people down as they come to see our one-bedroom unit, and we would like to get started sometime Spring or early summer,” commented Williams.
There will be a one-bedroom prototype of the homes on display during AgriFest at Freedom Park on September 28. The homes will be built offside in White County and moved to Jarrard Street for setup.
Williams said they will be working on a long list of administrative items that need to be completed to move this project forward.
