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Monroe council denies rezoning request for 1116 Medlin Road
Summary
After a public hearing with neighbors and the planning board opposing it, the Monroe City Council voted to deny a request to rezone a 5.096-acre property at 1116 Medlin Road from Residential Low Density to Office Medical and adopted a resolution finding the request not consistent with the city's land use plan.
Monroe City Council on Tuesday denied a zoning map amendment that would have changed the zoning of 1116 Medlin Road from Residential Low Density to Office Medical and adopted a resolution finding the request inconsistent with the City of Monroe Land Use and Transportation Plan.
Planning Department staff presented the application and staff analysis. Megan Breithart with the Planning Department said the subject property, about 5.096 acres south of Medlin Road, is currently developed with a single-family home and that the office-medical district would allow a mix of office, medical and residential uses. Breithart told council that while the land-use plan allows small-scale commercial to support nearby residences, planning staff did not recommend the rezoning because the parcel is in a primarily residential area and the rezoning could allow intensification inconsistent with existing neighborhood character.
Neighbors and a planning board member spoke in opposition. Cynthia Fleming and Michael Fleming, property owners immediately adjacent to the site, said traffic congestion at Medlin and Sunset already impedes access from their driveway, that previous development removed historic tree buffers and reduced privacy, and they expressed safety concerns about an on-site pond. Pam Duda, an extraterritorial planning board representative, said the planning board denied the application (five of six members opposed) and urged council to preserve the residential character of Medlin Road. Breithart said 38 rezoning-notification letters were mailed to nearby property owners and no written responses were returned prior to the hearing.
Council discussion included questions about potential housing types and intensity under the proposed zoning. Breithart said duplexes, triplexes and quadplexes are allowed by special use in the office-medical district, and that, with certain enhancements, a building of up to four stories could be constructed as a matter of right on the property.
A council member moved to deny the rezoning request and to adopt a resolution finding the application not in compliance with the land use and transportation plan; the motion was seconded and approved by voice vote. The motion was recorded as a denial; the council did not provide a roll-call tally on the record during the public portion of the meeting.
The denial means the property remains zoned Residential Low Density; no alternative rezoning or binding conditions were adopted at the meeting. Staff did not announce any immediate follow-up steps and did not provide a timetable for any new submittal by the applicant.
Votes and formal motions from the public hearing, and supporting documents submitted with the application, will be included in the official minutes and the rezoning file for 1116 Medlin Road.
