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Planning board backs rezoning for townhome development at 1000 SW 26th Street after residents raise flooding and traffic concerns
Summary
The board recommended approval to rezone a 5-acre vacant parcel from RD-15 to RM-15 to permit townhomes; developers and staff said density and height would not increase beyond existing comprehensive plan limits, while neighbors pressed flood, tree canopy and traffic concerns and requested more engagement during site-plan review.
The Planning & Zoning Board on Sept. 24 recommended approval of a rezoning request that would change a vacant five-acre parcel at 1000 Southwest 26th (listed in materials as 1000 SW 20th/20 Sixth Street) from RD-15 to RM-15 zoning to allow a townhome project. Attorney Heidi Davis, representing EcoR LLC and the developer, said the rezoning does not raise the maximum permitted dwelling units per acre (both districts allow 15 units per acre under the city's future land-use designation) and that the applicant intends to build townhomes rather than cluster homes; the application is intended to permit a townhouse product that staff and the applicant say better fits the neighborhood context.
Applicant representatives showed conceptual plans indicating a maximum of approximately 67 townhomes (the RD-15 cluster alternative could yield a similar number under current density caps). The developer also proposed…
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