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Lewiston council adopts changes to R3/R4 rules and moves forward on rezoning decision
Summary
The council approved ordinance 49‑36 (zoning code amendments affecting R3/R4 and multifamily rules) and approved the decision on reconsideration in ZNC 24‑4, initiating an ordinance (49‑32) to rezone a property from community commercial to medium‑density residential.
The Lewiston City Council on Jan. 27 approved ordinance 49‑36, which amends city code language related to lot sizes in the R3 zone and other provisions for R4 and multifamily uses, and approved a decision on reconsideration for ZNC 24‑4 that led to a first reading of ordinance 49‑32 to amend the official zoning map.
Councilors combined the second and third readings of ordinance 49‑36 and voted to adopt it after a motion by Councilor Spickelmeyer; the clerk recorded the ayes and the motion carried. The ordinance updates several code sections cited by staff and council — including permitted uses and building‑height language for R4 zones and new regulation language for multifamily residences — and provides an effective date in the ordinance summary approved by council.
Separately, council considered a decision on reconsideration for ZNC 24‑4. After a motion to approve the decision on reconsideration and confirmation that the decision was being approved “as written,” council approved the measure. City Planner Joel Plascon was present for questions. Council then proceeded with the first reading of ordinance 49‑32 to implement the council’s decision in ZNC 24‑4, which would remove a specified property from the community commercial C‑3 zone and place it in the medium‑density residential R3 zone; the first reading of ordinance 49‑32 passed on a motion from Council President Klieberg.
City staff introduced the zoning items and indicated the actions implement decisions made through the city’s planning process. Council discussion on these items during the meeting was procedural; no recorded amendments to the proposed ordinance language were made during the public meeting.
The ordinances now move to the administrative steps required by the city code: ordinance 49‑36 is in effect per the ordinance summary approved by council; ordinance 49‑32 completed its first reading and will return for further readings and final adoption unless otherwise provided by council action.
