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Neighbors and property owner spar over Furlaine rezone; staff outlines limits on units, slope and access constraints
Summary
At a public hearing on the preliminary docket the planning staff described build limits and likely requirements for a proposed rezone of Furlaine parcels; neighbors raised concerns about intersection safety and slope stability while the property owner said the requested upzone is modest and aimed at preserving land and providing flexibility.
Planning staff and neighbors at the Arlington Planning Commission meeting focused public comment and staff explanation on a privately initiated rezone of three parcels (plus a fourth property added to the docket) along Furlaine (also spelled Furlane in the record) between Highway 9 and Hazel Street.
Amy Hammy, planning staff, described the application as a privately initiated request to rezone three parcels (with an added fourth parcel) from residential low capacity to residential moderate capacity and said the total combined acreage of the four parcels is 8.77 acres. Hammy said the upper, upland portion of the site is approximately 5 acres while about 3.77 acres are constrained by slope, the rail line, Centennial Trail and will be treated as undevelopable in preliminary analysis.
Hammy explained density rules used in the citys zoning: the residential moderate capacity (RMOD) zone carries a stated…
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