CLARKSVILLE, TN (CLARKSVILLE NOW) – On Thursday night, the City Council approved the first reading of a 200-acre rezoning case for a major, big-box retailer in Clarksville next to Governors Square Mall.
The anchor tenant alone is expected to bring in 800 jobs and $6.5 million in annual sales tax revenue for the city and county to split, according to previous reports. However, the tenant won’t be named until the rezone passes second reading next month.
Rezoning background
The applicant is looking to transition from two zoning classifications, R-1 and M-3, to three commercial zoning classifications. Here’s how the proposal is broken down:
- Around 98 acres would transition to C-3.
- Around 95 acres would transition to C-4.
- Around 7 acres would transition to C-5.
Clarksville lawyer Larry Rocconi spoke on behalf of the applicant, Virginia James and the Jason Feltner family, at the latest RPC meeting, as well as at Thursday’s City Council meeting.
Rocconi said this project is transformative for the area and pointed out that the developer is Oldacre McDonald. According to their website, Oldacre McDonald has 570 developments in 28 states, and they showcase working with brands such as Costco, ALDI, Target, and Publix. Costco is one of the only brands on that list that Clarksville doesn’t currently have…