Planning commission recommends rezoning 8345 S. Brentwood for duplex use despite neighbor opposition

The Jefferson County Planning Commission unanimously recommended approval of case 25-101666RZ Thursday, backing a rezoning request to change 8345 South Brentwood Street in Littleton from R‑1 (single-family) to R‑2 (two-family) zoning to permit a duplex on a 0.3-acre lot.

Staff and applicant: Reid Powers, the county case manager, told commissioners the primary requests and development standards for R‑2 are similar to R‑1 in building height and setbacks, though R‑2 allows a duplex (two dwellings) and thereby increases density. Powers’ staff analysis concluded the proposed rezoning "meets most but not all" CMP policies because it would exceed the CMP’s recommended density of fewer than four dwellings per acre (the duplex would produce 6.66 units per acre). The applicant provided a market and planning rationale that county staff said sufficiently addressed two of the three factors required when a…