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Planning Commission approves 20-unit Veritas Corner specific plan with two-story limit
Summary
On March 13, 2025, the Metropolitan Planning Commission approved a specific-plan rezoning to allow a 20-unit multifamily building at the Veritas Corner site, limiting height to two stories and requiring rear alley access, buffers and other conditions.
On March 13, 2025, the Metropolitan Planning Commission approved a specific-plan (SP) rezoning to allow a 20-unit multifamily development at the Veritas Corner site, with conditions that limit the building to two stories, require rear-alley vehicle access and mandate landscape buffering and screening.
Planning staff presented the proposal as consistent with the neighborhood-maintenance policy for urban transects and recommended approval with conditions. Dustin Shane, planner, told commissioners the project proposes 20 one-bedroom stacked-flat units, sidewalks on both street frontages, parking in the rear accessed from an improved alley, a 10-foot landscape buffer along the western property line and screening for dumpsters. “Our recommendation is to approve with conditions and disapprove without all conditions,” Shane said.
Applicant Roy Dale of Dale and Associates said the plan was revised with staff input to reduce massing along the main frontage and to flip the building to break up the street-facing wall. “The building that fronts on Veritas actually has less massing at the setback than would be on adjacent properties because the building is sort of a U-shape,” Dale said, adding that the council member for the district had reviewed the plan and expressed support.
One nearby property owner, Heath Mansfield, spoke in opposition and presented a petition of neighbors. Mansfield said the site is surrounded by predominantly single-family homes and argued the proposed multifamily use would be incompatible with the existing RS-7.5 zoning and neighborhood character. “The proposed development is incompatible with the existing RS‑5 zoning … It’s predominantly single-family homes around it. A 20‑unit multifamily complex would disrupt the established character of our neighborhood,” Mansfield said.
Commissioners asked staff and the applicant about buffering, courtyard fencing and access; staff confirmed no fence is shown on the plan and reiterated that all vehicle access would be from the alley. Commissioner Hamlin asked how the two‑story height limit addressed transitions to adjacent single-family houses; staff noted the height was set to match surrounding two‑story buildings and to maintain contextual setbacks.
Commissioner Smith moved to approve the SP with the staff-recommended conditions (and to disapprove if conditions are not met). After a second, the commission voted in favor by voice and the motion carried.
The approved conditions require, among other things, alley improvements for rear access, pedestrian access to front units, adherence to Unified Zoning Ordinance parking maximums, a 10‑foot buffer along the west property line with wall and plantings, dumpster screening and sidewalks on both frontages. The applicant will return with final engineering and building permits that must meet those conditions and applicable code requirements.
The Planning Commission’s action advances the applicant’s request to rezone the parcel from RS‑7.5 to SP to allow the 20‑unit development; no council vote is recorded in the transcript for this item because this action was a Planning Commission recommendation consistent with their role on rezonings when required by code.
