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Planning Commission recommends rezoning 40525 Road to RM‑8 over neighbor objections
Summary
The Grand Junction Planning Commission voted 5–2 to forward a recommendation of approval to city council to rezone 1.03 acres at 40525 Road from RL‑4 to RM‑8 after staff said the request meets comprehensive‑plan criteria. Neighbors raised safety, access, irrigation and compatibility concerns during a lengthy public hearing.
The Grand Junction Planning Commission voted 5–2 on April 22 to forward a recommendation of approval to city council for a rezone of 1.03 acres at 40525 Road from RL‑4 (Residential Low 4) to RM‑8 (Residential Medium 8).
Thomas Lloyd, senior planner with the Community Development Department, told commissioners the site is designated residential medium on the 2020 comprehensive plan and that RM‑8 is the least‑intensive zone district that implements that designation. "Staff does find that the request has met the criteria as identified in section 21.02.005 of the zoning and development code," Lloyd said during the staff presentation.
The applicant, owner Ty Johnson, told the commission his intent is to subdivide and sell the rear portion of the lot rather than immediately develop a multi‑unit project. "I don't have any intention on putting 8…
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