Council reviews rezoning request to change two Cypress Street parcels from B-3 to R-4; staff recommends approval
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Summary
A rezoning request would change two Cypress Street parcels from highway-commercial (B-3) to residential-apartment (R-4); staff said the change would make the lots developable and is consistent with the comprehensive plan.
City planning staff presented a rezoning request on April 8 to change two parcels on Cypress Street (parcels 0420165 and 04200170) from B-3 (highway commercial) to R-4 (residential apartment). The applicant is Louis Stevenson.
Staff explained the B-3 front- and rear-yard setbacks make the lots essentially undevelopable for commercial uses, leaving only a narrow buildable strip. The applicant proffered single-family dwelling construction for both lots; staff said the proffers are consistent with typical conditional-use conditions (driveway material, foundation plantings, brick foundations) and recommended approval. Planning Commission recommended approval; staff reported no written or oral public opposition.
Staff also noted the comprehensive plan supports medium- to high-density housing in the subarea. A councilor asked whether the rezoning would interfere with a nearby Rendezvous development; staff said it would not. Another councilor asked whether the housing authority had been consulted; staff said there was no discussion with the housing authority and that the applicant is proposing two single-family homes, distinct from the larger multifamily project planned elsewhere.
No action was taken at the April 8 work session; the matter will return for public hearing and council decision.
