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A. COW2026-056 Review of the July 20, 2026 Mayor and Council Meeting Notice and Agenda Z26-004: Joey Staubes, Planner II, provided the following background: The applicant is requesting to rezone 4691 Camp Highland Road, which is currently vacant, from GC to TD-Conditional for development of six (6) single-family attached dwelling units at a density of 5.71 units per acre. The Planning & Zoning Commission voted 5-0 to deny the application at the May 11, 2026, hearing. Following the vote to deny the applicant held an additional meeting with the surrounding neighbors and modified the site plan and elevations in response to those comments. The Planning & Zoning Commission voted to approve the revised site plan and elevations by a vote of 3-1 at the July 13, 2026, meeting. Neighbors’ concerns originally were the placement of the dog park and the detention pond. Those have been moved. Now their concern is the height of the buildings. The applicant is trying to amend their renderings to show that the front side is three stories and the back side is four stories. Mr. Staubes reminded Mayor and Council that at 5:00 PM on Monday the consultant is coming to discuss the Comprehensive Plan. ATH2026-089: Major Copeland stated that over the last two years, the Police Department has lost nine ve

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