The City Commission approved a third reading of developer Mitch Cox’s concept plan and rezoning request for the 62-unit Villas at Towne Acres on Thursday after a restraining order initiated by property owners in June caused a seven-week hiatus on a final vote.

Both the concept plan and rezoning passed by a 4-1 vote with Mayor Jeff Banyas voting against the measures for the third consecutive time. Cox got his request to rezone about 2.5 acres from PB (Planned Business) to R-4 (Medium Density). The complex in its entirety will sit on a roughly 4.5-acre parcel at the intersection of Peoples Street and Sharon Drive.

The restraining order never made it to court and was dropped Monday. Cox spoke to commissioners and indicated he made some changes to the plan that all parties had agreed to, including modifying the construction of some buildings from three stories (garage, first floor, second floor) to two-story structures as well as adding higher-quality fencing, taller trees and more extensive buffering.

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