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Commission hears Ocean Boulevard rezone request amid concerns about trees, lot size and duplex-style design
Summary
The commission heard a rezone request (Z M T 4-19615) to allow a single-family dwelling on a 0.13-acre Ocean Boulevard parcel by changing the zoning to Planned Development; staff and applicants discussed access, county trees, a 5,500-sq-ft lot size versus the 6,000-sq-ft standard and concerns that the design resembles a duplex, but no vote was taken.
The Island Planning Commission took public testimony and staff briefings on a rezone application (Z M T 4-19615) for a 0.13-acre parcel at the corner of Ocean Boulevard and Twelfth Street that seeks to change the zoning from DMU to Planned Development (PD) so a new single-family dwelling can be built.
Brenda Harden, the agent representing the applicant, told the commission that three linked applications accompany the rezone request: the zoning map amendment, a village preservation design application for the new structure and a site-plan approval. Harden said the site is constrained—roughly a…
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