Planners OK chances to Oxford Commons
The Oxford Planning Commission is requiring a developer to construct four accesses into the development proposed for Oxford Commons before it is completed. (May 14, 2013, Page 1)
Old Taylor residential projects generate concerns
One development was approved and another rejected by the Oxford Planning Commission on Monday. (March 12, 2013, Page 1)
Planners OK Marriott plan
The Oxford Planning Commission approved the site plan for a Marriott Courtyard hotel on East Jackson Avenue near Fourth Street. (February 12, 2013, Page 1, 2)
City planners OK new fire station
The Oxford Planning Commission gave a nod Monday to the site plan for the new Oxford Fire Station No. 1 being built on McElroy Drive. (January 15, 2013, Page 2)
City may annex more land
The city of Oxford is looking into annexing about 150 acres east of County Road 300, south of where Baptist will be putting its new hospital, to help provide another through-way from South Lamar to Old Taylor Road. Read about this and other business from Tuesday night’s Board of Aldermen meeting in today’s EAGLE. (November 21, 2012, Page 1, 9)
Katrina cottages to expand by 8
The Planning Commission approved the site plan for eight additional Katrina cottages in the South Lamar Cottage Creek subdivision and two variance requests allowing the one-bedroom cottages to be under the city’s minimum living square foot space and to use crushed stone for the parking lot. (November 16, 2012, Page 1A)
Proposed student apartment complex denied
Concerns about traffic on Old Taylor Road have put the brakes on another student-housing developement at the end of Oxford Way, off County Road 300. (October 9, 2012, Page 1, 2)
S. Oxford zoning change denied
The Oxford Planning Commission denied a request Monday by a local landowner to re-zone 64 acres between South Lamar Boulevard and Highway 7 South so he could sell the land to developers looking to build apartments. (September 11, 2012, Page 1, 2)
Re-zoning request raises concerns
The owner of 65 acres located between Highway 7 South and South Lamar Boulevard will be requesting the property be re-zoned from single-family residences to multi-family residences at the Oxford Planning Meeting Monday night. (September 7, 2012, Page 1A, 5A)
New 10-unit project gets OK
A new 10-unit rental home development was approved by the Oxford Planning Commission Monday that will be located where East Jackson Avenue ends at Chestnut Street. (July 10, 2012, Page 2)
