On March 14, Spring Hill will hold a public meeting seeking input from citizens about the future.
At 7 p.m. at city hall, the town will present a report on its Unified Development Code (UDC), which guides how the undeveloped part of the city will fill out. The report, called the Technical Review and Approaches Report, will help translate the desires of the community into practical zoning laws.
Included in the report will be the results of the recent Community Survey concerning the UDC. Here are some highlights:
- More than 70% of respondents said they agree with the Spring Hill Rising 2040 zoning plan, which introduced a planned zoning district that allows for multi-use developments like the burgeoning Alexander Farms project.
- However, nearly 60% of respondents said the current residential zoning districts do not adequately protect that character of single-family neighborhoods.
- Nearly 70% said that they do not want more dense zoning, or smaller lots, allowed.
- As for commercial zoning, nearly 60% said that the current zoning for commercial structures is not predictable and compatible with residential neighborhood locations. On that note, 77 percent of people said that Spring Hill needs a new historic downtown area, such as Franklin has, that centralizes city life.
- Nearly half of all respondents said that the current zoning ordinance does not protect small businesses.
- More than 60% said the current zoning does not protect the rural character of Spring Hill.
- And 75% of people said zones need to be more clearly and strictly defined as far as their allowed uses.
- Almost 90% said that new subdivisions should have more than one entrance/exit. And 50 percent said that new subdivisions should connect to existing ones.
