Planning commission forwards amended zone-change recommendation for Woodlawn/50 Fifth property with single‑family buffers

The City of Derby Planning Commission on Oct. 2 voted 8-0 to forward a recommendation to the City Council to reclassify most of a roughly 51-acre tract at the southwest corner of 50 Fifth Street and Woodlawn Boulevard from R1A (urban-density residential) to R2 (two-family residential), excepting the north 365 feet and the south 165 feet as single-family buffer areas. The commission’s action sends the amended zoning proposal back to the City Council for final action.

The item returned to the Planning Commission after the City Council considered an earlier Planning Commission recommendation and requested reconsideration once the applicant proposed changes. Scott Knaebel, city planning staff, said the applicant provided building elevations and floor plans showing 2-family (duplex) dwelling types including three-, four- and five-bedroom units in one- and two-story configurations.…