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Auburn planning commission balks at Cox Road prezoning, approves PDD to lock lower density
Summary
A request to pre-zone about 36–37 acres on Cox Road to DDH drew resident objections and commission debate; commissioners rejected the initial prezoning motion but approved a PDD overlay to lock the project at 89 lots and will forward rezoning to city council in December.
The Auburn Planning Commission on Nov. 1 rejected a motion to pre-zone roughly 36–37 acres along Cox Road from rural to Development District Housing (DDH) after public speakers and commissioners raised concerns about infrastructure and plan consistency, then approved a separate planned-development (PDD) overlay that would lock a lower density if the project proceeds.
Staff told commissioners the site is designated rural in the city’s adopted future land use plan and that constraints including sewer access, floodplain and school proximity informed that designation. “There is sewer to the…
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