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Coughlins and staff discuss planned development and rezoning to allow house and shop at Oak Ridge Nursery
Summary
Property owners at Oak Ridge Nursery sought ways to build a new owner‑occupied house with an attached larger shop ('shouse') on a parcel currently zoned General Business; staff recommended pursuing a planned development or rezone (light industrial) to resolve setback, accessory‑structure, and accessory‑use issues.
Property owners Robin and Mike Coughlin and their son, Damon, told the Planning & Zoning Commission that they wish to build a new owner‑occupied residence with an attached larger shop (often called a “shouse”) on land currently used as Oak Ridge Nursery and zoned General Business. The family has submitted a revised plat but cannot obtain a building permit because existing temporary greenhouse structures cross proposed lot lines and trigger nonconformity and setback issues.
Staff told the commission the planning department had reviewed the situation and recommended either a plan development (PD) tailored to the site or a rezone to Light Industrial (LI) as possible approaches. Staff explained constraints under current code: dwellings are not a principal permitted use on a separate lot…
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