We are the neighbors, families, and community who stand against Koury Corp. in the request for the Rezoning of West Cone Boulevard and Cleburne Street. 

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Two weeks ago 3 Signs were placed on Cone Blvd. indicating the request for rezoning ~23 Acres of land between the neighborhoods of Kirkwood and Browntown. We (neighbors in this area) took it upon ourselves to communicate within the Nextdoor app. to see if anyone in our community knew more about what this request was for. As it turns out the request is for rezoning this entire area of land into a Mega Apartment complex with over 500 units!

For over 60 years Koury Corp has held on to this piece of land that is currently zoned as an R-3 and R-5.

R-3 (Residential Single Family – 3) is primarily intended to accommodate single family residential uses at a density of 3 dwelling units per acre or less.

AND R-5 (Residential Single Family - 5) is primarily intended to accommodate low-density single-family detached residential development of up to 5 dwelling units per acre.

PROPOSED REZONING
CD-RM-26 (Conditional District – Residential Multi-family - 26)

This proposed zoning allows for Koury Corp. to build a ~600 unit apartment complex that will be measured in feet from current residents door steps and backyards. Instead of the beautiful wooded area that residents currently have around them they will look at 3-5 story buildings, instead of a safe haven for wildlife in the area there will be pavement and people, instead of single family homes that we welcome into our community there will be a gated luxury apartment complex that serves as a divider between our existing neighborhoods. 

CONCERNS
There are a tremendous number of concerns and we have been denied an extension of time to better prepare ourselves for voicing these concerns. We can't help but feel that the pandemic and current social climate were the perfect storm in an attempt to fly below the radar to solidify the approval of this rezoning, and those involved are merely in this for nothing more than money. 

Examples of our concerns:
1. Safety (as it pertains to existing neighborhoods and traffic with the introduction of what will most likely be ~1000 new residents in this complex)

2. Wildlife, existing waterways (creek, lakes, pond), Habitat loss

3. Similar Zoning - it is not customary for a city to approve zoning that is a massive jump from the surrounding zones. R3/5 to RM26  is massive. So much so that this to the best of our knowledge will be the largest in Greensboro, and built directly in between our neighborhoods.

4. Economy - where is new job creation coming from that the need for something of this scale has viability. 

5. Property Values - this apartment complex will without a doubt negatively impact those who live closest to it, and in turn will also affect those in the area.

6. Timeline - this construction will take years. Burdening everyone who lives in the area and making Cone Blvd. even worse than it currently is.

September 15, 2020 Meeting with Koury Corp.
We had a zoom call with Koury Corp. today and to be honest it was nothing more than a sales pitch telling us how great the apartments would be for those who lived there and addressing none of the concerns of those of us who currently reside in the surrounding neighborhoods. This is not OK. You said that you want to work with us, but the call today was anything but exemplary of that. We welcome working with you, Greensboro City Council, and Greensboro Zoning commission to build a better solution that connects our community instead of divide it with the biggest cash grab apartment complex possible. You said that you want to leave this complex for your children, this isn't about your family it's about all of OUR FAMILIES!

NEIGHBORS UNITE! We live here and deserve to be heard!