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Planning commission denies rezoning request for 1313 McBryan Road to allow short-term rental
Summary
The planning commission voted unanimously to deny a request to rezone 1313 McBryan Road from R-1 to R-2 after staff warned the change would constitute spot zoning and could alter neighborhood character; the applicant said financial hardship prompted the request.
The planning commission voted 3-0 on Nov. 3 to deny a request to rezone 1313 McBryan Road (Tax Map ID 169G-HD-019) from R-1, a single-family district, to R-2, a duplex district, a change the applicant said was needed to operate a short-term rental.
City planning staff told commissioners the change would introduce higher-density uses and could amount to spot zoning in an established single-family area. “Rezoning from a low density residential to a high density residential is spot zoning,” Mr. Howell said, warning of potential…
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