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Commission approves MF-5 zoning at Melrose Trail site after debate over scale and transit access

5602221 · August 19, 2025
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Summary

A 5.42-acre vacant site at Melrose Trail was rezoned to MF-5 (high-density multifamily) after the commission voted to grant the applicant’s request over staff’s MF-3 recommendation; vote was 7–1.

The commission voted to approve a request to change zoning at 6101–6105 Melrose Trail from interim SF-2 to MF-5 (multifamily high-density), overturning staff’s recommendation for MF-3 (medium density). The applicant proposed a clustered development of approximately 250 multifamily units on roughly 5.42 acres; staff recommended MF-3 based on surrounding zoning patterns and the property’s location on lower-intensity streets.

Richard Settle, representing the applicant, argued the site…

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