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Commission recommends rezoning 9.5 acres near Maple Street from A2 to RA1
Summary
The planning commission recommended that the city council rezone about 9.5 acres south of Maple Street from A2 (two‑acre lots) to RA1 (one‑acre lots); the recommendation applies to the zoning map only and the property owner said they plan a single new, single‑level home at this time.
MAPLETON — The Mapleton City Planning Commission voted to recommend that the city council rezone approximately 9.5 acres south of Maple Street from A2 (two‑acre minimum) to RA1 (one‑acre minimum), a change staff said would align the parcel with the city’s 2020 general plan.
Staff told the commission the northern portion of the applicant’s 14‑acre parcel is already zoned RA2 with one‑third‑acre minimum lots; the southern 9.5 acres remain zoned A2. The general plan designates the southern area as low‑density residential (one‑acre lots), and staff said the rezone request would make the zoning consistent with that plan. Staff recommended approval of the rezoning request to the city council.
The property owner addressed the commission and said the area shown in the submittal would remain in agricultural alfalfa while the owner and spouse are alive, and that they currently seek approval to create a single additional one‑acre lot so they can build a home with all main‑level living. The owner said they hope to start in spring. The owner’s statement: “everything you see there in green is in alfalfa, and it's gonna remain that way as long as my wife and I are alive.”
Commissioners clarified that the commission’s action was a recommendation to the city council on the rezoning only; subdivision or development of additional lots would require future subdivision applications and approvals. Staff said a concept plan was required for the rezone application so the council and public could see how the site could develop in the future, but that specifics of any future subdivision would be reviewed later.
A public comment period opened; no members of the public addressed this item. The commission moved, seconded and voted in favor of recommending the rezoning; the chair announced the motion carries. The recommendation advances to the city council for final action.
Meeting context: staff presented the rezone, the applicant (property owner) spoke, there was no public testimony, and commissioners explicitly framed the action as a recommendation rather than final approval of subdivision or development.
