Tomorrow Thursday August 7, 2008 7:00PM at City Hall the Planning Commission will be holding a special meeting with a public hearing.  This special meeting is to address the changes in text to the TOD (transit oriented development) zoning ordinance.  Since this is a public hearing you should go and express your opinion about what west Farmington should to look like.  If you can't attend the meeting at least send a email to the Commissioners letting them know how you feel.  Here is a list of email addresses: link.

At first blush this may seem like an awfully boring meeting to attend.  After all few people want to sit through a discussion on the language of municipal zoning law.  Take courage the reason you will want to voice your option on this is because a vast amount of acreage in west Farmington is zoned TOD.  All the undeveloped land around the commuter rail station is zoned TOD. This is about 240 acres total.

Last night the developer America West brought a plan to the City Council for approval. The plan called for 160-300 apartment units to be built on 12+ acres. Most Farmington residents oppose this kind of residential density. The reason he could even propose this plan was the current TOD zoning law allows for this kind of development. The City Council denied the plan over technicalities that could easily be fixed for future proposals.

This 12 acre plot is the first of 240 acres to be built out in a TOD zone. If you have a different vision for west Farmington than high density apartment complexes please let the Planning Commission know your feelings by attending the 7:00PM tomorrow night meeting at City Hall.