Providence planning commission recommends denying Timberbrook Homes rezoning to R-16

The Providence Planning Commission voted 4-1 on July 9 to recommend that the Providence City Council deny Timberbrook Homes’ request to rezone Parcel 020960048 (near 314 West 100 South) from agricultural to R-16.

The vote came after more than an hour of public testimony and a staff presentation on the city’s general plan and zoning standards. The commission’s action is a recommendation; the final decision rests with the City Council.

The rezoning request would change the parcel from agricultural to R-16, a zone with a typical minimum lot size of about 6,000 square feet and a 60-foot lot width. Scarlett, a city planner who presented the staff report, said the general plan approved in 2020 anticipated densities “in the range of R‑16” in the broader area but explained the differences between the zones: R‑16 permits smaller lot widths (60 feet) and higher net-acre densities (about 5.5 units per net acre), while the adjacent R‑1‑10 and R‑1‑12 zones have larger minimum lot areas and wider lot widths.

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