COLUMBUS, MS – Courtesy of The Dispatch and Grant McLaughlin

CRA President Marthalie Porter presented a Planned Unit Development form to the City Council and the Mayor recently, along with renderings of proposed buildings to be placed into the Burns Bottom redevelopment/urban renewal area near the soccer field. The proposal includes both residential and commercial areas, similar to the ones near Main and 5th St currently. The planned budget for the 5-block area is in the $25-30 million range, and will include 103 residential lots (1~3,000 sq ft ea), 28,000 sq ft of condos with office spaces underneath, and 5,000 sq ft for restaurants.

“(The board) agreed that going to the Planned Unit Development method would put all the parcels together,” Porter said. “There are several different zonings down there, and this is a mixed-use plan. The lot sizes out there are around 6,500 square feet and ours may be smaller or may change some.”

City/CRA attorney Jeff Turnage remarked on the allowances the plan makes for future changes that may come up: “The market is going to drive some of this (development),” Turnage said. “We need to have some flexibility on the lot sizing and particular use for a particular parcel.”

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image: Renderings of duplexes in the Burns Bottom redevelopment presented to Columbus City Council Thursday as part of a Planned Unit Development proposal – Courtesy image – Columbus Redevelopment Authority