Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Get email alerts on the Zoning Map Change topic
No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.
Committee discharges Horace Ward rezoning request to full council with no recommendation
Summary
The Land Use Committee voted to discharge a petition to rezone multiple Horace Street and Moore Street parcels from Mid‑Rise 4 to Mid‑Rise 6 and sent the petition to the full City Council without a committee recommendation; the ward councilor and neighborhood are still negotiating with proponents.
The committee voted on May 1 to discharge a zoning petition affecting properties at 11 Horace Street, 5–7/9–13/15 Moore Street, and 15 and 21 South Street — a request to rezone those parcels from Mid‑Rise 4 to Mid‑Rise 6 — and to send the item to the full City Council with no committee recommendation.
Committee members said they had not received a substantive recommendation from the ward councilor and that neighborhood negotiations between abutters, the ward counselor and the proponents were ongoing. The petitioner representatives presented a concept showing the largest potential commercial building the zoning could allow; councilors flagged concerns about potential speculative zoning value if a rezoning were adopted and the property was later sold.
The committee approved a motion to discharge the petition with no recommendation by roll call (Item ID 204‑1584). The recorded roll call showed four councilors in favor; the item will be placed on the agenda of the next full council meeting so the ward counselor and neighborhood can present their positions to the full body.
Why it matters: approval of a zoning map amendment from MR‑4 to MR‑6 would raise maximum permitted building scale and likely increase land value and development potential. Committee members said that neighborhood negotiation is ongoing; committee action to discharge allows the full council to consider the petition sooner while leaving opportunity for additional public input.
