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Metropolitan Development Commission approves rezoning for Drake Apartments site with conditions after heated debate
Summary
The Metropolitan Development Commission voted 7-1 to approve rezoning and companion variances for a 4.37-acre site at 8800 E. Raymond St. for Alexander Construction & Landscape, subject to amended commitments that limit outdoor storage, require surfacing and adjust setbacks.
The Metropolitan Development Commission on May 21 approved two companion petitions by Alexander Construction & Landscape to rezone and modify development standards for 4.37 acres at 8800 East Raymond Street, known as the Drake Apartments site, by a 7-1 vote.
The petitions sought rezoning from C5 (commercial special) to I2 (industrial) and multiple variances of the consolidated zoning and subdivision ordinance to allow limited outdoor parking and operations for a contractor’s operational headquarters. Petitioner counsel David Rutherford and owner Justin Alexander presented the proposal and a package of commitments intended to limit impacts on nearby residences, school and church.
Commissioners and staff spent the public hearing focused on dust control, outdoor storage and the site’s narrow dimensions. The hearing examiner recommended denial; city staff recommended denial, citing…
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