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Committee forwards Van Gilder rezoning (R1A to R2) to council after Planning Commission recommendation
Summary
The Committee of the Whole reviewed a Planning Commission‑recommended rezoning for two parcels at 401 Van Gilder Street, where the applicant narrowed an initial R3 request to R2; council moved the item to the regular meeting for formal action.
City staff summarized a Planning Commission recommendation to amend the zoning map for two parcels at 401 Van Gilder Street from R1A (single‑family) to R2 (single‑ and two‑family). The applicant initially sought R3 (multifamily) and later amended the application to R2; the Planning Commission recommended the change as consistent with the comprehensive plan.
Staff and councilors discussed site constraints, parking plans and a city‑owned parcel adjacent to the property that the city said would be retained for possible future intersection realignment and therefore is not available for development. Councilors and neighborhood representatives attended Planning Commission hearings and did not register formal opposition to the revised R2 request.
The committee voted to move the item to the next regular council meeting for formal consideration. Councilors noted that any multi‑family proposal beyond two units would require conditional‑use review by the Board of Zoning Appeals and further site‑plan review.
