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Commission recommends RA‑4 rezoning for historic Ridgeview parcels after site‑specific conditions
Summary
Planning commissioners recommended approval (5‑0) to rezone a cluster of 1948 rental houses from CF and R‑20 to RA‑4, subject to site‑plan conditions including fire‑department access modifications and sprinklers for two new homes, and routine stormwater and DOT comments.
The planning commission recommended approval of a rezoning to RA‑4 that would regularize a cluster of five nearly 80‑year‑old rental houses and allow two additional single‑family lots, subject to multiple site‑plan conditions and agency comments.
Applicant George Bentley told commissioners the five houses on the parcel were built in 1948 by his grandfather and have existed as rental houses for decades. The parcels remain zoned CF, an early county commercial designation that the applicant said is no longer used and that the county expects to convert where appropriate; Bentley said his proposal subdivides the land into seven lots and transitions zoning to RA‑4 cluster residential to reflect the surrounding mix between R‑20 and RM‑12.
Agency conditions: DOT staff said no curb‑and‑gutter improvements would be required provided the applicant limits disturbance to the site plan (the two new lots only); stormwater staff said only the two new lots would need localized stormwater controls and were otherwise comfortable with the approach; the fire marshal asked for a modest turnaround/improvement near the site’s access and asked the applicant to include residential sprinklers for the two new homes; water and sewer staff reported sufficient capacity.
Commission action: Commissioner Anderson moved to recommend approval subject to the site plan dated 06/04/2025, adherence to site‑plan review comments, DOT, fire, stormwater and water/sewer comments, and agreed conditions from the applicant (letter dated 06/26/2025); the motion passed 5‑0 and the item was placed on the consent recommendation to the Board of Commissioners.
Next steps: Planning‑level approval is a recommendation to the Board of Commissioners; DOT and development‑inspection requirements (turnaround, any road widening tied to additional disturbance) will be addressed during site‑plan review.
