Planning commission recommends rezoning of parcel 1007101027 to R-2

The Waverly Planning and Zoning Commission voted 7-0 on April 3, 2025, to recommend that the City Council approve a rezoning application for parcel ID 1007101027, changing the parcel from a combination of R-1, R-2 and R-4 to R-2. The commission opened and closed a public hearing on the item and received no comments from members of the public.

Paige, planning staff, summarized the proposal for commissioners, saying the current zoning map shows a mixture of R-1, R-2 and R-4 and that the applicant seeks to convert the entire parcel to R-2 to allow single-family detached and single-family attached development. Staff recorded no public comments for the hearing.

Commission discussion noted the parcel’s adjacency to commercial properties along Bremer Avenue and the typical practice of stepping density down from commercial to residential. Commissioners said the proposal appeared consistent with that transition and that the change to uniform R-2 zoning would facilitate residential subdivision. No conditions on the recommendation were recorded in the meeting transcript.

The commission took a motion to recommend approval to the city council; the motion carried unanimously. The recommendation will be considered by the City Council, which holds final authority to approve rezoning requests.

Votes at a glance: The Planning and Zoning Commission recorded a single vote on the rezoning recommendation; the motion to recommend approval passed by voice vote with all commissioners present voting in favor (7-0).