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Commission approves small Walton Lane multifamily specific plan after brief debate
Summary
The planning commission approved a specific plan to allow eight two‑story multifamily units on Walton Lane; staff said the project is consistent with T3 suburban neighborhood maintenance policy and provides sidewalks, landscape buffers and transit access improvements.
The Metropolitan Planning Commission voted Feb. 27 to approve a specific‑plan rezoning that will allow eight multifamily units on a parcel fronting Walton Lane.
Staff reported the site is within the T3 Suburban Neighborhood Maintenance policy area and that the proposal — four units oriented to Walton Lane and four set around a shared open space behind them — provides sidewalks and buffers and is compatible with the existing multifamily development immediately to the east.
Michael Garrigan of Dale & Associates, representing the applicant, said the SP intentionally limits building height to two stories and 1,600–1,800 square feet of heated space per unit to provide smaller, more attainable housing and that the SP would trigger more rigorous stormwater and grading requirements than a by‑right two‑family development.
Opponents at the hearing raised concerns about stormwater, runoff to lower‑lying yards and changes to neighborhood character. One resident said the site drains to lower parcels and showed prior storm footage to the commission.
Commissioner Leslie moved to approve staff’s recommendation with conditions; the motion passed. The approved SP requires the applicant to meet the landscaping, buffering and sidewalk commitments described in staff’s presentation and to comply with Metro stormwater and permitting requirements at the final plan stage.
Next steps: The applicant will proceed to final site and permitting review; staff will verify required buffers and stormwater mitigation measures during those reviews.
