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Commission denies DRD setback text change and denies rezoning without prejudice amid density and access concerns
Summary
After extended debate about setbacks, density and the role of an unmapped 'paper road', the commission voted to deny text amendment 24-18 (removing the 75‑foot DRD perimeter setback) and to deny rezoning application 24-19 without prejudice so the applicant can return with a coordinated development plan.
Two contested land‑use items drew the most extended debate at the Jan. 8 meeting: a text amendment (application 24‑18) proposing to eliminate a DRD tract‑perimeter setback and a zone‑change request (application 24‑19) seeking R‑3 zoning for three parcels.
Commissioners voiced concerns that eliminating the 75‑foot perimeter buffer entirely would remove an important planning tool that protects adjacent neighborhoods. Commissioner Patricia Christiano said she was…
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