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Hearing examiner recommends approval for rezoning to commercial at SW Fifth Street parcels
Summary
Avalon Engineering, on behalf of Hungry Catfish Farms LLC, requested rezoning two parcels from RML to commercial. Staff found the proposal consistent with the comprehensive plan and recommended approval; the hearing examiner said she will forward a positive recommendation to City Council.
Property owner Hungry Catfish Farms LLC sought rezoning of two parcels at 1466–1470 Southwest Fifth Street from Residential Multifamily Low (RML) to Commercial (C) so the parcels could be consolidated with nearby commercial property and used for a flex-space project. Linda Miller of Avalon Engineering presented the application; staff recommended approval and the hearing examiner said she would forward a positive recommendation to City Council.
Anthony Santora, senior planner in Development Services, reviewed the rezoning criteria and told the examiner the site’s future land use designation had been amended to commercial professional the previous year. Santora said the parcels are typical pre-platted lot sizes with available infrastructure and that consolidation with adjacent parcels would produce a 1.33-acre commercial project that meets comprehensive-plan siting guidance for commercial uses.
Miller, who was recognized as an expert witness for the applicant, asked that the staff report and supporting materials be admitted into the record. Santora said the commercial district offers larger buffers adjacent to residential lots than the professional district would, and that the commercial designation would help the city add commercially zoned acreage to its limited nonresidential land supply.
The hearing examiner told the parties she would recommend approval to City Council; as with other rezonings, the council will make the final decision.
