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Council approves second reading of ordinance 25 0 6 to allow mixed-use on Alder Street block
Summary
On second reading the council approved ordinance 25 0 6 creating a mixed-use overlay on a block of Alder Street Southwest; the change allows a brick building on the south end of the parcel to be used for both commercial and residential purposes and remedies a nonconforming use created by remodeling without permits.
The City Council voted to adopt the second reading of ordinance 25 0 6, adding a mixed-use overlay to a block on Alder Street Southwest between Third/Fourth and Fifth streets. City staff explained the overlay keeps the underlying general commercial zoning in place while allowing a specific brick building on the south end of the parcel to legally house both commercial and residential uses.
A staff presenter described the ordinance as a corrective measure to address a nonconforming use. “It lost its nonperforming use. Because at one point it was allowed for residential purposes, it got remodeled without permits. So this is the fix,” the staff presenter said.
Council members confirmed the overlay applies to the entire parcel, which includes an older mobile home park and existing residents, and said the change will permit those uses to continue under the new mixed-use transition zone. The staff presenter described the overlay as not a full rezoning; the underlying general commercial zone will remain.
Council approved the ordinance on the second reading after a motion and second; the vote was recorded as "Aye" and the ordinance passed. No amendments were added during the meeting.
Staff said the ordinance addresses the parcel’s immediate compliance issues and will allow the property owner to bring the building back into legal use for residential occupancy under the mixed-use overlay.
