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Planning board recommends rezoning two Bridal Sound Loop lots to allow accessory dwelling units
Summary
The Planning Board recommended approval of a rezoning (Z25‑04) for two Bridal Sound Loop parcels from R‑20S to R‑20 to allow accessory dwelling units where permitted.
The Planning Board recommended approval of rezoning request Z25‑04 to change two parcels on Bridal Sound Loop from R‑20S to R‑20 residential, a straight rezoning that would make accessory dwelling units (ADUs) a permitted use on those lots. Staff recommended approval, saying the properties — about 1.94 acres total — sit in a general residential place type and the proposed zoning is consistent with surrounding R‑15 and R‑20 districts.
Applicant Cindy Wolf said the owners requested consistency with nearby districts and noted ADUs can provide flexible housing options: “Accessory dwellings certainly provide flexibility in housing and can make sense for both financial and lifestyle reasons,” she told the board. Wolf said one owner plans to split a parcel and build a primary home with an ADU; another owner cited no immediate development plans.
Several neighbors opposed the rezoning, raising runoff, tree removal, traffic and neighborhood character concerns. John Blank said Middle Sound Loop is a closed loop with limited egress and has seen increasing traffic and multi‑family approvals; Alyse Arthur cited runoff into Page’s Creek, wells and a CFPUA pump station downhill from the site and urged the board to protect mature trees and long‑time residents.
Staff noted that the lots could be subdivided by minor subdivision into additional lots under current rules and that any development would be subject to UDO standards, including stormwater thresholds (county stormwater rules apply for projects creating more than 10,000 square feet of impervious surface). Staff and engineering said the neighborhood has public sewer via CFPUA in the corridor and that an ADU would be limited by UDO dimensional standards and impervious area limits unless a stormwater permit was triggered.
Board members were split: some said a straight rezoning leaves uncertain development details that a site plan would clarify; others said ADUs advance housing affordability and are appropriate where utilities exist. After discussion the board voted to recommend approval; the motion passed with one member recorded as opposing. The recommendation will go to the Board of Commissioners for a public hearing.
