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Council delays decision on rezoning request for 106-unit Marina Street project after hours of testimony
Summary
After hours of staff presentations, developer remarks and public comment expressing concern about parking and neighborhood character, Prescott City Council voted 5-0 to table a rezoning and general-plan amendment for 500 South Marina Street to the May 13 meeting.
Prescott City Council on April 8 tabled a request to rezone three parcels at the southeast corner of Marina Street and LaRue Street and a related minor general-plan map amendment that would allow a developer to expand a proposed apartment project from 90 units to 106 units.
The council heard a staff presentation from Tammy Duet, the city community planner, who said the 0.6-acre parcels in question historically functioned as a county parking area but are currently zoned single-family (SF-9). The developer asked to rezone them to multifamily high-density (MFH) and to change the general-plan designation from low–medium to medium–high density to permit a 106-unit, two- and three-story apartment complex. The Planning and Zoning Commission forwarded the request to council with a negative recommendation after voting 2–4 against the larger 106-unit proposal; the commission previously recommended approval of a 90-unit plan in May 2024.
Developer Mark Van Wormer and representatives including Dane…
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