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Residents and developer clash over traffic as commission hears 384‑unit Holt Road rezoning
Summary
Developers asked to rezone roughly 20 acres for a 384‑unit LAR‑1 apartment project; staff recommended conditional approval subject to traffic commitments, residents raised safety and traffic capacity concerns, and the commission recorded a split roll call.
Developers seeking to rezone roughly 20.2 acres on Holt Road to an LAR‑1 (limited apartment residential) district to allow up to 384 units faced extensive public comment and a split commission roll call at the Development Commission hearing.
The applicant requested LAR‑1 and submitted a detailed site plan and building elevations with use restrictions and a maximum of 384 dwelling units written into the limitation text. Staff noted the site consists of four parcels currently developed with single‑unit dwellings and said the Westland area plan recommends 3–5 units per acre at this location. Staff recommended conditional approval, subject to commitments identified by the Division of Traffic Management and inclusion of required limitation‑text changes.
Traffic was the central point of contention. Division of Traffic Management staff told the commission the project would affect the Holt Road and Alkire Road intersection and calculated a developer contribution toward potential improvements using the site’s proportional traffic share; staff’s calculation produced a developer responsibility…
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