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Planning Commission recommends rezoning Boroff property to RSF-4, reversing multifamily zoning on two parcels
Summary
The commission voted 7-0 to recommend approval of zoning map amendment 25-05RZ to rezone two parcels at Park Boulevard South and Menendez Street from RMF-4 (multifamily) to RSF-4 (single-family). Applicant cited family succession and found the request consistent with the comprehensive plan exception for parcels under one acre; staff found no code
The City of Venice Planning Commission on May 20, 2025, unanimously recommended that City Council approve zoning map amendment petition 25-05RZ, which would rezone two parcels at 225 Park Boulevard South and 528 Menendez Street from residential multifamily (RMF-4) to residential single-family (RSF-4).
Senior planner Nicole Tremblay presented the staff analysis, noting the parcels total roughly 0.6 acres, carry a future land-use designation of high-density residential, and currently contain 10 multifamily units. Tremblay said an exception in the comprehensive plan (applicable to parcels smaller than one acre) allows property owners to seek lower-density implementing zoning without a companion comprehensive-plan amendment.
Attorney Jeffrey Boone, representing the Boroff Family Trust, told the commission the family seeks the rezoning to allow potential single-family lots for the owner’s children in the future. Boone argued the requested change is consistent with the comprehensive plan and city code and said the rezone would restore a historic lot pattern consistent with the John Nolan-era platting in that area. Boone also noted that prior code changes removed the prior ability to develop single-family lots on these parcels, making a rezoning the clearest way to restore that option.
Members of the public submitted a single speaker in favor. Michelle Montero told the commission she supported returning the lots to single-family lots and said single-family development would better fit the surrounding historic pattern and recent single-family infill along Park Boulevard.
Commission discussion weighed the planning principles staff outlined—historic neighborhood patterns, walkability, and “missing middle” housing—and the legal pathway in the comp plan that allows a parcel under one acre to request lower-density zoning without a plan amendment. Commissioner Hale moved to find the petition consistent with the comprehensive plan and the land development code and to recommend approval; the motion was seconded and passed 7-0. The commission’s recommendation goes to city council for final action.
Staff noted the technical review committee raised no code compliance issues for the rezoning request, and the staff report included findings of fact to support a council decision. The rezoning, if approved by council, would reduce the theoretical maximum number of dwelling units on the combined parcels (under RSF-4 development standards) from 10 multifamily units to a maximum of three single-family units, and it would apply the RSF-4 height and lot-coverage standards to future redevelopment.
The commission’s recommendation does not itself change zoning—it is a recommendation to city council. The city will place the petition on a council agenda for a final vote; staff indicated the applicant may pursue development consistent with the new zoning only after council action and any required permits.
The public record for the petition, application materials and staff report will accompany the item to city council for decision.
