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Board recommends rezoning for North Main lot, approves two plats and other rezones; TIF District 38 postponed
Summary
The board recommended rezoning a North Main lot to Transportation/Warehousing/Commercial (TWC), approved a rezone to lake-residential and two plats, and postponed action on Tax Increment Finance District 38 because of boundary issues.
The municipal board voted to recommend rezoning Lot 12 in the Maui Farms area (110 East 50 Fourth Street) from Urban Development (UD) to Transportation/Warehousing/Commercial (TWC). The action came after a hearing in which the applicant, Matt Doer, said he had no immediate development plan but sought zoning flexibility to make the parcel marketable for potential buyers or partners.
Doer told the board, "we don't have any immediate plans for it," and said rezoning would allow conversations with lenders and partners as plans develop. Staff member Mark said notices were published and no formal responses were received. Several board members expressed concern about rezoning the parcel before a development plan exists, noting that rezoning is difficult to reverse and can remove future local review of specific uses.
Neighbor input was mixed. Jack Micheski, who said he owns nearby acreage, told the board, "I think this is an excellent idea" and supported the TWC designation. Resident John Hague urged caution, warning that TWC's permitted uses could include undesirable facilities; he said rezoning removes a degree of local control that would otherwise come through conditional-use review. "If you zone a TWC... a sanitary facility can go there, a garbage plant can go there, a rendering plant can go right there," Hague said.
After the hearing and discussion, the board moved and seconded a recommendation to change the official zoning map; the board recorded a roll-call vote with 'yes' votes from Jerza, Fosterlou, Schmidt, George, Sonny and Genslinger, and the motion carried.
The board also approved a rezone request to change property in the Bayside Overlook Subdivision from Transportation/Warehousing/Commercial to RL (Lake Residential) and approved plats for James and Glenda Hone (a tract outside the ETJ but within three miles) and for Maui Farms Lot 24 consistent with the master plan. Those items were approved by motions that carried by voice vote.
Finally, the board postponed consideration of establishing boundaries and approving a project plan for Tax Increment Finance District 38 after staff reported boundary issues and the need for an updated plat; a motion to postpone the item was moved, seconded and carried.
The board indicated staff will return the TIF matter after the requested boundary corrections and plat adjustments.
