CLARKSVILLE, TN (CLARKSVILLE NOW) – The Warehouse, a longtime music venue downtown, is up for rezoning next week as the owner plans to redevelop the property for mixed-use.

The former tobacco warehouse stands at McClure and Spring Streets. Current tenant Warehouse Concert Lounge & Event Center announced in April that they would close their doors in August of this year, as their lease would not be renewed by owner Robert Roylance.

According to the rezoning application, Roylance seeks to have the building rezoned from M-1 (light industrial use) to a commercial business district zoning for mixed-use redevelopment.

RPC Director Jeff Tyndall presented Roylance’s application to the City Council last Thursday at their executive session. He told council members Roylance plans to preserve as much of the building’s historic look as possible.

The City Council will vote on the Warehouse rezoning Thursday, June 2. It will require two votes to pass, with the second vote likely to occur on Thursday, July 7.

Casey Williams is a reporter and content editor at ClarksvilleNow.com. Reach him by email at cwilliams@clarksvillenow.com