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Council rezones 1791 N. Garland from RSF‑4 to RIU to allow missing‑middle housing options
Summary
The council approved rezoning of a 0.4‑acre property at 1791 North Garland Avenue from RSF‑4 to RIU, a move staff and the applicant said supports modest missing‑middle infill near transit and retail; planning staff recommended approval and the Planning Commission forwarded it 6–3.
The council voted to rezone approximately 0.4 acres at 1791 North Garland Avenue (Ward 2) from RSF‑4 (single‑family, 4 units/acre) to RIU (residential intermediate urban). Development Services staff recommended approval, citing the site’s walkable context (transit on Garland, a nearby grocery store and Midtown Trail) and the character of surrounding development that includes duplexes and multifamily to the east. Staff noted the RIU district permits a range of housing types (1–4 family) while limiting street‑facing building height and is intended to support “missing middle” housing types compatible in scale with single family homes.
Staff shared traffic and crash data for Garland Avenue and said adjacent median treatments reduce left‑turn conflicts; engineering identified some wet‑weather sewer capacity issues nearby but did not expect a rezoning of this parcel to compound those conditions. The Planning Commission forwarded the request to council with a 6–3 vote. The council suspended reading rules and approved the rezoning on third reading by roll call. The applicant’s representative said RIU zoning will allow smaller, more affordable building footprints and referenced recent nearby infill development.
The rezoning reduces the property’s tree‑preservation requirement from 25% to 15% and triggers access management standards that ordinarily require development to use lower‑classification streets for access (staff noted the existing median on Garland and intersections nearby). No public comment opposing the rezoning was recorded at the council meeting.
