Council sends Deepwood rezoning to ballot after public hearing; asks for more details

Council President Filipiak presided over a public hearing June 17 on ordinance 25-O-053, a request to rezone about 12.7 acres at 8245 Deepwood Boulevard (permanent parcel 16A0050000040) from R-4 single-family residential to R-10 multifamily residential and to submit the rezoning to the November ballot. After presentations from city planning staff and the applicant and public comments from a nearby condominium association, council approved the ordinancefor first reading and directed staff to return with additional information by the July 1 meeting.

The planning director, Cantanza Bridal, told council the application proposes 33 townhouse-style buildings with a mix of 2- to 4-unit attached homes. Each unit footprint is about 1,200 square feet and will include an attached two-car garage and basement. The applicant has stated the units would be sold as fee-simple lots; the developer proposes 110 units though R-10 zoning allows up to 127 units on the site at 10 units per acre. The preliminary plan shows 80 parking spaces, a 1.39-acre recreation area (about 10% of the site), a stormwater pond at the north end, a…