Commission recommends rezoning to allow single-family rebuild at 209 W. Dixie

The Marietta Planning Commission recommended approval of a rezoning request to make a nonconforming lot at 209 West Dixie Street conforming for a single-family home.

Owner-applicant Raymond Castonguay told the commission he bought the lot after the previous structure burned and is seeking to rezone from OTI (office-institution transitional) to R4 single-family residential to rebuild a house for family use. The commission moved and seconded a recommendation in favor of the rezoning, and no opposition was recorded.

Why it matters: The request would return a parcel to single-family residential use within an older subdivision, correcting a nonconforming status dating from a 1999 rezoning event.

Applicant details and variances Castonguay said a recent survey shows the lot’s width at roughly 70 feet and that he seeks a variance to reduce the minimum lot width requirement from 75 feet to 70 feet consistent with the survey. He described plans for a front porch (“45 feet wide wraparound porch” in his comments) and indicated proposed setbacks of about 10 feet on the east and 15 feet on the west to allow for a driveway and maintain neighborhood character.

Castonguay said the lot was part of an original subdivision (Glover’s Grove) and that nine parcels were rezoned to OTI in 1999; three have since been returned to single-family zoning and his would be the fourth. He said the rebuilt home is intended for his son and fiancee.

Staff and hearing outcome No speakers registered opposition. Commissioners moved and seconded a recommendation to approve the rezoning Z2025-20 as submitted. The applicant publicly thanked a city staff member named Lisa for assistance in the process.

Next steps The Planning Commission’s favorable recommendation will be forwarded to city council for final action.