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Commission rezones 201 East Partridge to C-1 to correct split zoning; fence variance debate follows
Summary
The Planning Commission voted unanimously to rezone a split-zoned property at 201 East Partridge Avenue to C-1 (neighborhood commercial) to correct a long-standing split zoning that prevented a single permit process; the rezoning clears the way for a separate fence-variance request and drew disagreement from nearby condominium residents.
The Independence Planning Commission voted 6-0 to rezone the property at 201 East Partridge Avenue (case 251015) to C-1, neighborhood commercial, ending a decades-old split zoning that left part of the lot classified residential and part commercial. Gabe, planning staff, told the commission the roughly 55,000-square-foot site was originally zoned for light manufacturing and that a 1986 development split the parcel between moderate-density residential (R-18) and C-1 commercial. Under the unified development ordinance adopted in February 2009, lots must have a single zoning classification for new permits; the applicant requested rezoning so the property could obtain a fence permit that would…
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