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Commission recommends rezoning two Cedar Cross Road lots from R1 to R4 despite neighborstraffic, drainage concerns
Summary
The Zoning Advisory Commission voted to rezone 405 and 575 Cedar Cross Road from single-family (R1) to multi-family (R4). Residents testified about traffic, runoff and lack of sidewalks; staff said development would still require site-plan review and possible traffic and stormwater mitigation.
The Zoning Advisory Commission voted to recommend rezoning two adjacent parcels at 405 and 575 Cedar Cross Road from R1 (single-family) to R4 (multi-family). The motion passed on a roll-call vote and the recommendation will go to City Council on March 17 for final action.
Julie Merfeld, who identified herself as representing Merfeld Properties, told commissioners the applicants are seeking rezoning for marketing purposes and said they do not intend to develop the properties themselves. “We are purely rezoning it for marketing purposes. We have no intention ourselves of developing it,” Merfeld said.
Multiple neighborhood residents spoke in opposition during the public hearing, citing traffic, stormwater…
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