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Planning commission backs rezoning near Lake Compaska after wetlands review
Summary
The Watertown Planning Commission voted unanimously to recommend the rezoning of the Mansell Second Addition from R-1 to R-3, clearing the way for a small multifamily condo project while commissioners and staff noted jurisdictional wetlands and prior denials in 2023.
The Watertown Planning Commission voted unanimously to recommend that City Council approve a rezoning request for the Mansell Second Addition, changing parcels annexed in 2018 from R-1 single-family zoning to R-3 multifamily to allow a proposed condominium-style multifamily development across from Lake Compaska.
The recommendation matters because the site contains jurisdictional wetlands delineated by federal agencies and because the property has a history of higher-density proposals that city council denied in 2023. Planning staff and commissioners said the current proposal reduces the developable footprint and shows wetland areas, while the applicant described an intent to build a limited number of ownership units rather than rental apartments.
Planning staff member Brandy told the commission the request covers multiple lots that would be replat as one R-3 lot for the proposed…
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