Commission approves rezoning of newly annexed 38 Loaves Lane to mixed‑use to accommodate USDA office

By ordinance vote, the City Commission on June 17 rezoned the parcel at 38 Loaves Lane to Mixed Use after staff and the Land Use Board recommended the change.

Planning Director Jennifer Severson said the site — previously outside city limits — lacked a future‑land‑use designation in the growth plan and is surrounded by a mix of suburban agriculture, highway commercial and residential zones. She said the applicant intends to sell the parcel to a private owner that would lease space to the U.S. Department of Agriculture for an office and that the parcel’s road access, nearby services and transportation corridors make mixed use an appropriate city zoning.

"The proposed use ... would be used for offices," Severson said. "Business and professional offices are allowed by right in mixed‑use zoning." She added that development would be required to extend city water and sewer to the site at the owner's expense and comply with building and fire codes.

The ordinance passed on the commission's vote after a second reading. The Land Use Board had reviewed the proposal and recommended mixed‑use zoning. Commissioners said the staff report provided sufficient analysis of transportation access, compatibility and growth‑policy alignment.

Because the parcel will fall within the city's Gateway Overlay if zoned for commercial activity, Severson said new construction would be subject to the overlay’s design requirements once those are finalized. The annexation and rezoning are intended to keep USDA jobs and services located in Livingston, commissioners said.

Action: Ordinance (No. 3061) rezoning 38 Loaves Lane to Mixed Use approved on second reading.