Bristol’s Planning Commission on Monday will consider a request to combine around 10 tax map parcels at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino site into one large parcel.
The biggest advantage to having one parcel is that the casino would receive just one tax bill, according to Jay Detrick, the city’s director of community development and planning.
“It also cleans it up a little bit from a land use perspective,” he said Friday.
The request came from Bristol Mall Holdings LLC.
Also included in the request is the establishment of an ingress/egress easement and the dedication of rights of way along Gate City Highway to the city. The additional rights of way were needed so the city could construct a sidewalk on the casino side of Gate City Highway and the new traffic signal infrastructure, Detrick said.
The planning staff recommends approval of the resolution.
The tax map does not include the 13-acre former industrial site across the street that the casino purchased last September for $7 million. The site, at the corner of Catherine Street and Gate City Highway, has been used in recent months for employee parking.
That site also has a number of tax map parcels.
In July 2022, a temporary casino opened at the site of the former Bristol Mall while the full casino was being built. The permanent casino opened on Nov. 14, 2024.
In addition to the casino, the complex includes a 303-room hotel, an entertainment venue, several bars and restaurants, and a retail shop.
The called meeting will be held at noon Monday in the council chambers at City Hall, 300 Lee St. Here’s the agenda.
