TO: Zoning Commission
THRU: Craig Harmon, CZO - Senior Planner
FROM: Demetrios Moutos, AICP - Planner II
DATE: March 10, 2026
RE:Title
P26-08 - Rezoning Request (Map Amendment)
Wiley Bunce requests to rezone approximately 11.78 acres at 603 Covey Dr. (PIN 9497743273000) and 618 Covey Dr. (PIN 9497733788000) from SF-10 and SF-6 to MR-5.
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COUNCIL DISTRICT(S):
Council District(s)
Council District 7 - Brenda McNair
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Relationship To Strategic Plan:
This request directly advances the Strategic Plan's focus on managing future growth and strategic land use, and it helps ensure that Fayetteville remains a desirable place to live.
* Goal III: City Investment Planning - Objective 3.2 (manage future growth and strategic land use): The request seeks residential entitlements in an area served by public utilities and within an established development context, aligning growth decisions with planned land use and service availability.
* Goal III - Objective 3.3 (timely and accurate construction review/inspection services): The rezoning decision establishes the entitlement framework, and subsequent development reviews apply adopted technical standards to address site-specific impacts.
* Goal IV: Live, Work, & Recreate - Objective 4.5 (ensure a place for people to live in great neighborhoods): MR-5 expands housing choices beyond SF districts, while later development review enforces neighborhood-compatibility standards such as buffers, lighting, access, and stormwater.
Executive Summary:
Request
The applicant seeks to rezone approximately 11.78 acres at 603 and 618 Covey Drive from SF-10 to MR-5 through a conventional map amendment.
Zoning Commission Decision Point
The Commission must decide whether to:
* Recommend approval of the request as submitted (SF-10/SF-6 to MR-5),
* Recommend approval of a more restricted base zoning district,
* Recommend approval of the request with a reduction in the area to be rezoned, or
* Deny the reque...
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