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Council approves rezoning of 513–515 West Second Street and final plat for Cottage Park Plat 6
Summary
Washington City Council approved rezoning and plats Aug. 18, 2025, allowing subdivision of 513 and 515 West Second Street and adoption of Cottage Park Plat 6; a Board of Adjustments variance authorized a sub-6,000 sq ft lot.
The Washington City Council on Aug. 18 approved rezoning of 513 and 515 West Second Street from R-2 (two-family residential overlay) to R-1C (single-family attached residential) and approved related preliminary and final plats, including the final plat for Cottage Park Plat 6.
The rezoning and subdivision will allow the duplex at 513–515 West Second Street to be subdivided for sale. The council noted that the Board of Adjustments previously granted a variance for the resulting lot size of 5,780 square feet, below the city's 6,000-square-foot minimum.
Councilmembers voted on the measures during the meeting. The council accepted the preliminary plat for 513–515 West Second Street and later passed the final plat ordinance for Cottage Park Plat 6. During the public hearing portion of the agenda, the mayor recused himself from the rezoning vote, stating he owned property nearby.
Why it matters: the approvals clear the way for the duplex property to be sold and for the Cottage Park Plat 6 subdivision to proceed toward building and lot sales. The variance from the Board of Adjustments was a necessary legal step because the new lot size is smaller than the standard minimum.
Additional details: the Board of Adjustments approved the variance enabling the 5,780-square-foot lot. The council handled the preliminary-plat acceptance and the final-plat ordinance as two distinct actions in the meeting record.
Votes at the meeting and recorded votes for the land-use items are listed in the article's actions array.
