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LUZ committee defers Pernicia rezoning after residents raise traffic, drainage and lot‑size concerns
Summary
An application to rezone roughly five acres on Pernicia (Plotted as Pernicious/Pernicia in packet) from rural‑acre to RLD-60 drew extensive resident opposition over traffic, flooding and tree clearing; the committee deferred consideration to allow more neighborhood engagement.
The Land Use & Zoning Committee on Sept. 3 deferred a conventional rezoning request to reclassify about 5 acres along Pernicia/Pernicious Street from Residential Rural‑Acre to Residential Low Density 60 (RLD‑60). The applicant, property owner Jacob Parker, had earlier sought a planned unit development (PUD) that was denied by Council; he returned with a conventional rezoning to allow single‑family, site‑built homes on 60‑foot lots.
Planning staff recommended approval, saying the proposed RLD‑60 designation would be consistent with the 2045 Comprehensive Plan’s low‑density residential land‑use category and compatible with nearby patterning. The Planning Commission…
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