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Staff recommends denial for RN4 rezoning on Gertrude Avenue citing steep slopes and narrow street
Summary
A rezoning request to convert a 15,500‑square‑foot lot on Gertrude Avenue from RN2 to RN4 was recommended for denial by staff because the site and surrounding neighborhood have steep slopes, a hillside protection overlay, and Gertrude Avenue is not designed for increased residential intensity.
Planning staff recommended denial of a rezoning and plan amendment request to change a roughly 15,500‑square‑foot lot on Gertrude Avenue in the South Waterfront area from RN2 (low density) to RN4 (medium density).
Staff said the lot sits in a long‑standing single‑family neighborhood and is entirely within a hillside protection overlay; much of the neighborhood and the subject lot have slopes exceeding 25%.…
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