The Radcliff City Council met for a special called meeting and work session Tuesday.
A second public hearing was held on a rezoning application for 238 Cedar Oak Drive in Vine Grove to rezone that property from Commercial to Residential-4, which would accommodate the development of about 80 single-family homes by Silver Gate Properties. The council tabled a rezoning ordinance for the property after Fort Knox raised concerns with the development’s proximity to the post.
The Radcliff Planning Commission previously recommended the rezoning be approved with some required remediations.
“Staff analysis is that the proposed rezone would permit the use of land for high-density single family and duplex development,” said Radcliff Planning Director Murray Wanner, reading from the staff report on the zoning change. “The area proposed for rezoning is not in close proximity to areas of commerce.”
Glenn Turner with Silver Gate Properties said no objection was made when a rezoning request for another section of the property went through earlier in the year, and the company was willing to accommodate Fort Knox’s previous request for downward-facing lighting and security fencing. He said further restrictions have the potential to hurt growth in the city.
“When I see people looking to put a mission, a government mission, in, and I think of Fort Knox, and I look around, one of the big attractions we have is our cost of housing and the affordability, and this would be a part of that,” Turner said.
Fort Knox Deputy Garrison Commander Jim Bradford said the post is not against housing developments, but they have concerns with impacts to operations that adjusting to nearby housing would force. He noted the Fort Knox area near the property is frequently in use.
“Last year, this area here next to the property in question had 195 days of training use,” Bradford said. “In addition to that, this area had 145 days of hunting use.”
During the work session, Radcliff Mayor JJ Duvall said the city would be recommending the council approve a $46,850 bid from Air Temp of Radcliff for an HVAC unit for the Colvin Community Center’s basement, and a $63,604.63 bid from Shed ‘N Carport Pro for a storage building for Radcliff Parks and Rec.
The Radcliff City Council will take up the zoning issue again, as well as the bids, at their next meeting, which will be held October 21.
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