To:

Board of Mayor and Aldermen (BMA)
Collierville Planning Commission
Town of Collierville Development Department

We, the undersigned residents, stakeholders, and community members of Collierville, submit this petition in support of Ordinance 2025-02, which proposes to rezone approximately 295.65 acres owned by Blaylock & Brown Construction, Inc. from R-1: Low Density Residential to FAR: Forest Agriculture Residential.

This rezoning would apply to two tracts of land located south of Wolf River Boulevard, west of Bray Station Road, and north of Frank Road, a parcel surrounded by existing FAR- and R-1-zoned properties and located near multiple residential neighborhoods, including Creekside, Fairway Glen, Halle Plantation PD, and Almadale Farms PD.

REASONS FOR SUPPORT:
1. Traffic Safety and Infrastructure Capacity
Frank Road, which borders the southern portion of the subject property, is currently a narrow two-lane rural collector road. Increased residential development under R-1 zoning would substantially burden an already limited roadway, leading to increased congestion and safety concerns. FAR zoning, with a minimum lot size of 5 acres, allows for significantly fewer homes, reducing future traffic volume and better aligning with the capacity of existing road infrastructure.

2. Consistency with the Collierville 2040 Land Use Plan
The Maximum Gross Residential Density Map within the 2040 Land Use Plan does not anticipate any dwellings on Tract 1, and only limited residential use (up to 0.5 dwelling units per acre) on portions of Tract 2. FAR zoning is clearly identified as an appropriate district for implementing this low-density vision. In contrast, R-1 zoning (up to 2.9 DUA) is incompatible with these policy goals.

3. Environmental and Floodplain Protection
Large portions of the site lie within floodplain and floodway areas, making them unsuitable for dense residential development. FAR zoning supports conservation and limits environmental disruption by encouraging clustering away from sensitive areas, in line with the Green Corridor/Infrastructure Place Type designated in the 2040 Plan.

4. Landfill Closure and Long-Term Uncertainty
Part of the property includes the former BBC Class III Landfill, currently under TDEC supervision for closure. Rezoning to FAR will communicate limited development potential to future landowners, protect the town from incompatible high-density proposals, and support responsible land management following environmental remediation.

CONCLUSION:
Rezoning the subject property from R-1 to FAR ensures that future development:
- Aligns with town infrastructure and road capacity (especially along Frank Road),
- Respects the environmental constraints of the site,
- Implements the vision of the 2040 Land Use Plan, and
- Promotes lower-density, rural-residential use that is consistent with the existing character of the area.

We respectfully urge the Board of Mayor and Aldermen and the Collierville Planning Commission to approve Ordinance 2025-02 and finalize the rezoning of the Blaylock & Brown property to FAR: Forest Agriculture Residential.