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Planning commission recommends rezoning 1016 Sandy Beach Road to single-family residential
Summary
The Petersburg Borough Planning Commission voted to recommend the borough assembly rezone Government Lot 12 at 1016 Sandy Beach Road from rural residential to single-family residential, citing neighborhood consistency and a prior nearby rezoning.
The Petersburg Borough Planning Commission voted to recommend that the borough assembly amend the borough zoning map by rezoning Government Lot 12 at 1016 Sandy Beach Road from rural residential to single-family residential. The date of the meeting was not specified in the record.
Commissioners said the parcel is largely surrounded by single-family homes and noted the commission recently rezoned 1020 Sandy Beach Road in a similar manner. A planning staff member explained the rezoning would make the lot consistent with neighboring uses and would make future sale of the borough-owned parcel more straightforward.
A commissioner moved “that borough zoning map be amended by rezoning Government Lot 12 at 1016 Sandy Beach Road from rural residential to single family residential, including the fines [findings] of facts as presented.” Another commissioner seconded the motion. After brief discussion — including a staff explanation of why the rezone was proposed — the commission conducted a roll call. Commissioners who explicitly voted “yes” in the recorded roll call were Chris, Heather, Jim and Marita. The motion was approved and the commission will forward the recommendation to the borough assembly for final action.
During discussion, a planning staff member and a commissioner traced the parcel’s zoning history to the borough’s 1980 comprehensive plan. They said rural residential in that plan had been intended for larger, estate-sized lots; the speakers said the current meaning of rural residential has broadened over time to include smaller lots and mobile homes, and that the parcel in question more closely matches surrounding single-family development. A commissioner also said rural residential had been applied in areas lacking municipal services, which the speakers contrasted with this neighborhood.
The recommendation is advisory: the borough assembly must take the final legislative action to amend the zoning map. No effective date for a completed rezoning or any related conditions were specified at the meeting.
The commission also approved the meeting agenda and the minutes from the April 8 meeting earlier in the session.
