Planning & Zoning Board actions, July 9, 2025: votes at a glance

The Planning & Zoning Board met July 9, 2025 and took the following recorded actions. This roundup lists each agenda item that reached a formal motion and the board’s outcome. Items marked “approved with conditions” proceed to City Council for final action as required by ordinance.

Votes at a glance (select items): 1) 29 East Sixteenth Street — Small‑scale future land‑use amendment (low→medium) and companion rezoning application: recommendation for approval with conditions (motion recorded; roll call affirmative; item to proceed to council). 2) 705 East Eighth Avenue — Small‑scale land‑use amendment (RO→commercial) and companion rezoning to B‑1 with variances (to allow an adult day‑care operation): approved with conditions (motion and roll call recorded). 3) 924 East 20th Street — Land‑use amendment to TOD: recommended for approval; separate rezoning/variance application (Item 5) was tabled to August 13, 2025 at the applicant’s request following extensive public comment (motion to table passed by roll call). 4) 308/330/342 East Ninth Street — Neighborhood Business District expansion and variances to allow 39 multifamily units: approved with conditions (declaration of restrictions, landscape and parking conditions). 5) 190 West 27th Street (rezoning to R‑35) and 2529 East Sixteenth Street (rezoning to R‑33 with variances): both recommended for approval with conditions (per staff recommendations). 6) 520 East 40th Street — Variances to lot width, buffer and access (RO district): approved with conditions. 7) Curious Minds Learning Center (Unit 9–10, 3300 E. Fourth Ave.) — Special use permit for a kindergarten class (max 26 students): approved with conditions (building permits and declaration of restriction required). 8) 901 & 925 East Second Avenue — NBD special‑use permit for a revised mixed‑use project (7 stories, 32 units) with a reduced retail component and parking variance: approved with revised conditions, including a required parking management plan / declaration of restrictions to mitigate overflow. 9) Waste Connections (multiple industrial parcels) — Special‑use permit to formalize and expand rail transfer/solid‑waste operations on a consolidated industrial campus: approved with conditions; board required a finalized declaration of restrictions, increased landscape buffering, a prohibition on overnight tarped containers, and annual reporting; any 20%+ increase in weekly tonnage must trigger supplemental traffic & operations review. 10) Tentative and final plats presented (items 12–13): approved subject to department comments.

Motions, recorded votes, and supporting documents for each item will be included in the official minutes and forwarded to City Council where required. Several items return to the board or staff for site‑plan/concurrency review and submission of required declarations of restrictions or landscape/parking plans.