Approval of the rezoning would clear the way for the developer to construct 600 condominium and single-family homes surrounding a 57-acre man-made lake. A soccer dome and a concrete-crushing business occupy the property and would be relocated.
Although the new zoning would permit the construction of apartments, developer Thomas Turnbull told the board none of the units will be marketed as rental property. "All for sale," Turnbull says. "We're not looking at rentals at all."
Auburn Hixson plans call for a mixed-use development, which will include retail sites along with the residential properties. Clerk Terri Kowal and Trustee Lisa Manzella voted against the rezoning. Both officials cited the R-10 designation as too dense, meaning too many homes could be constructed in too small an area.
Township supervisor Ralph Maccarone says the rezoning and Auburn Hixson's development plan is another example of how the southwest section of the township, which for years was dominated by apartment complexes, is undergoing change. "It's going through a transition," Maccarone says. "That whole area is going to be revamped over the next three to four years."
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