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Council takes first reading on rezoning north‑Michigan Road parcel; neighbors raise drainage and tree concerns
Summary
The Common Council gave first reading to an ordinance to rezone 3515+ North Michigan Road from residential mobile‑home to high‑density residential (R‑32) to allow duplex construction; plan commission issued no recommendation and neighbors told council they worry about drainage, tree removal and traffic from a planned new access to Audubon Park.
The Common Council on Tuesday took first reading of an ordinance to amend the zoning map for the property listed as 3515+ North Michigan Road, changing the parcel from residential mobile‑home to high‑density residential (R‑32). The rezoning was requested by the property owner to allow a development of duplex units on the parcel.
The application previously went to the city plan commission, which voted to provide no recommendation; the plan commission record noted neighboring property owners had asked for more opportunity to comment because the developer said he did not intend to subdivide the land and therefore future site‑by‑site hearings would not occur. At the council meeting the developer, identified as Mr. Pettit, said he intends to build the duplex properties and that he will "leave as many trees as possible" on lot edges to provide buffering for adjacent property owners.
Neighbors appeared at the council meeting and raised concerns about stormwater and drainage, the proposed new road connection to North Quail and Audubon Park, potential loss of trees and wildlife, and effects on property values. Shirley Bean of 3430 North Quail said the proposed access route "is a very small neighborhood" road and asked, "Do you know how much traffic that's gonna cause?" Dwayne May, a nearby resident, told the council the rear of the site floods and said he wants assurances a detention/retention plan will be implemented: "Drainage is number 1. The folks that live at the tail end of Quail back there have just been it's a swamp back there."
Why it matters: rezoning would change the allowable use and density of the parcel; the developer said the current mobile‑home zoning would permit 64 mobile homes and that the duplex plan would result in 36 duplexes (72 dwelling units) built on a single parcel without subdivision. Council members asked staff and the developer for additional detail and noted that permitting and site‑plan review would follow any rezoning approval; stormwater, drainage and county approvals for new access points would be required before any construction.
Next steps: the item was placed on first reading and the council scheduled a second reading where the public will have another opportunity to comment; staff and neighbors indicated they will pursue additional information on drainage, tree preservation and access before the council’s final vote.
