The Fairmount Neighborhood is a great area of Bristol that has received special focus from city government this past year.
Following the completion of a Fairmount Neighborhood Plan, the city has been actively advancing the numerous plan objectives in the areas of public works, neighborhood appearance and maintenance, transportation, neighborhood safety, zoning and land use, and others.
In the area of zoning and land use, the second of two major rezoning initiatives was recently approved by City Council that was designed to maintain the single-family residential character of the neighborhood and prevent additional multi-family uses. This was accomplished by the rezoning of 170 acres with over 500 dwelling units to a single family - duplex district only.
This rezoning followed an earlier one that replaced two industrially zoned areas in Fairmount with zones for general business use.
These actions were taken to enhance and maintain an already great neighborhood - and were actions identified in the earlier study with the full input and participation of residents of the Fairmount Neighborhood.
Planning is always good - and implementation is even better.
