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Live Oak council tables zoning change after residents object to duplex on quarter-acre lot
Summary
After public comments urging single-family development, the City of Live Oak City Council moved to table Ordinance 15-31 (zoning amendment) until its June meeting following discussion of density rules, neighborhood character and procedural requirements for denial.
The City of Live Oak City Council on a motion tabled consideration of Ordinance 15-31, a proposed zoning amendment that would allow up to two dwelling units on a roughly one-quarter-acre lot, until the council's June meeting.
The item drew multiple public comments during the hearing. Resident Angie Cochran told the council she and her neighbors prefer that the parcel remain single-family: "We would prefer to keep it single family versus a duplex." Resident Lynn Sweat said she worried the city is becoming dominated by duplexes: "It sounds to me like we're coming up with Live Oak becoming a big duplex county." Joseph Carroll criticized the scale of the proposal, saying, "This lot is apparently just a quarter acre. This is…
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