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Planning commission recommends R2 rezoning for 401 Van Gilder despite neighbor parking concerns
Summary
The Morgantown Planning Commission voted to recommend that City Council rezone 401 Van Gilder from R3 to R2, finding the request consistent with the city's comprehensive land use plan. Neighbors raised questions about parking and access; staff said site-plan review and the city code will determine final parking requirements.
The Morgantown Planning Commission voted to recommend that City Council approve a zoning map amendment to change the property at 401 Van Gilder from R3 to R2, after staff advised the requested designation is consistent with the city’s Land Use Management Plan.
The recommendation matters because the zoning change alters the set of land uses and dimensional standards that will govern future development on the site. Staff and commissioners repeatedly stressed that specific parking, driveway and site access would be decided later during site-plan review, not at the rezoning stage.
Staff presented the revised application and displayed the city zoning map, saying the applicant had amended the request to R2 after prior discussions about…
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