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Planning staff recommends rezoning of 704 Salem Avenue to transitional; commission hears public hearing and moves to first reading
Summary
City planning staff recommended rezoning at 704 Salem Ave from mature single-family (MR5) to Transitional (T) to allow low-intensity office and live-work uses; the commission accepted the recommendation and assigned ordinance 32146-25 for first reading.
The Dayton planning division recommended changing the zoning of 704 Salem Avenue in Old Dayton View from MR5 (mature single-family residential) to T (Transitional) to permit low-intensity office uses and compatible live-work development.
Planner Elizabeth Dakin told the commission the site is adjacent to existing transitional zoning and the change would align with the Northwest Neighborhood Vision Plan, which recommends a mixed-use corridor on lower Salem because of proximity to downtown. Staff noted the parcel already contains a parking pad and estimated the site would require about seven parking spaces to meet standard office use requirements.
The planning board and the North Central Priority Land Use Board both recommended approval in unanimous votes. Dakin said the city received one email in opposition; city staff reached out to that neighbor and did not receive additional comments. Commissioners had no substantive objections and moved the implementing ordinance (PLN2025-00034) to first reading; the legislation was assigned Ordinance No. 32146-25 and will return for subsequent readings.
Planning staff said the Transitional district is intended to provide a low-intensity mixed live–work environment that is compatible in form and function with adjacent residential neighborhoods and limits traffic-generating uses.
Next steps: ordinance 32146-25 will receive additional readings per the city's legislative schedule; if approved, the zoning change would allow the property owner to pursue office or adaptive reuse consistent with the T district’s permitted uses.
