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Council amends rezoning to allow R-2 on south side of Southland Lane; first reading passes 9-0
Summary
The New London Common Council amended and approved on first reading a rezoning ordinance to change 10 parcels on the south side of Southland Lane from R-1 to R-2, with the amendment carried 9-0 and the ordinance scheduled for a second reading in June.
The New London Common Council on May 20 amended and then approved on its first reading an ordinance rezoning 10 parcels on the south side of Southland Lane from R-1 (single-family) to R-2 (two-family/duplex) by a 9-0 vote.
The amendment, offered by Council Member Robert Stewart, proposed limiting the rezoning to the south side of Southland Lane only. “I’d like to amend the motion. I’d like to make an amendment to only allow r 2 on the south side of, Southland Lane,” Stewart said during the discussion. The amendment received a second and passed 9-0. The council then voted on the ordinance as amended; Clerk Bryson explained that because it is a rezoning ordinance it must be read twice and this action constituted the first reading.
Why it matters: The change would allow duplex development on the south lots while retaining single-family zoning on the north lots, a compromise council members said could enable limited new housing without converting the entire corridor. Several council members described the amendment as a middle-ground option that would permit initial duplex construction on the south side while leaving the north side as single-family.
Council and staff clarified what parcels would be affected if the amendment passed. Clerk Bryson reviewed parcel numbering on the map and Attorney Stegbaugh confirmed the procedure for voting on an amendment and then on the ordinance. Bryson read the parcels aloud as Lots 11 through 20 for the south side; she noted the north lots would remain R-1 if the amendment passed.
No formal conditions or amendments to development standards were adopted at the meeting; the ordinance will return for a required second reading at the June council meeting before final adoption. The planning commission had previously discussed the applicant’s petition and related lot combinations; the council vote reflects the first reading of the council’s rezoning ordinance.
The council’s action on first reading does not itself authorize construction; final rezoning adoption will depend on the second reading and any administrative or permitting steps that follow.
