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Commission briefed on request to re-designate and rezone West Jefferson parcels from commercial to single-family
Summary
An applicant seeks a comprehensive plan amendment and rezoning for properties at 20059 and 13 West Jefferson Street from commercial retail/office to low-density residential and single-family-6 zoning; staff recommended against the request because it conflicts with the future land use map.
Planning staff briefed the commission on May 12 about a two-part request affecting parcels at 20059 and 13 West Jefferson Street: a comprehensive plan amendment to change the future land use designation from commercial retail/office to low-density residential and a zoning change from commercial to Single-Family-6.
Staff stated it could not support the requests because the proposed zoning and land-use change conflict with the city’s current future land use map, which designates the block for commercial retail office uses consistent with existing zoning. Staff noted adjacent parcels to the south are low-density residential but the immediate block and existing zoning are commercial. Commissioners asked questions about surrounding uses, vacant parcels to the west and north, and whether traffic and the future use plan were considerations; staff reiterated the difference between future land use designation (a policy vision) and zoning (legal property regulations) and explained plan development (PD) districts carry site-specific standards not identical to base zoning districts.
No action was taken at the briefing; the item will proceed to the public hearing where proponents, opponents and evidentiary materials can be presented.
