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Planning and Zoning Commission unanimously recommends council reject River Park rezoning
Summary
The Planning and Zoning Commission voted 6-0 on May 15 to recommend the City Council not approve a request to rezone four parcels in River Park from General Business to R-2 to allow four residential buildings (fourplexes). Commissioners cited traffic access, single access drive concerns and uncertainty about future commercial lot development.
The Planning and Zoning Commission voted unanimously May 15 to recommend the City Council deny a request to rezone four parcels in the River Park development from General Business to R-2, saying the proposal raised unresolved traffic and access concerns.
The vote was 6-0, with Commissioners Megan, Brian, Brooks, Rob, Alyssa and Michael recorded as voting in favor of the motion to recommend denial. The item will be on the City Council agenda Monday as a recommendation only.
Commissioners said their primary concern was that the proposed residential buildings would force commercial traffic — including delivery vehicles and service trucks — to use Riverstone, a street that would be flanked by residential development on both sides under the applicant’s plan. Commissioners also noted the parcel layout leaves the commercial lots to the north dependent on future, separate purchases or agreements to combine…
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