Planning commission declines to recommend rezoning of 7.89-acre Old Gray Summit tract after residents raise traffic, density and tree-loss concerns

The City of Pacific Planning & Zoning Commission on Nov. 26 considered a map amendment (P&Z 2410) seeking to rezone an approximately 7.89-acre tract on Old Gray Summit Road from county and non-urban zoning to R‑1B single-family residential. The commission heard detailed staff analysis, statements from the applicant and multiple neighbors before voting on whether to recommend the rezoning to the Board of Aldermen.

Planning staff told the commission the site is designated for single-family residential use on the city’s future land use map and that the application "substantially complies" with municipal code section 400.260.b2 while emphasizing that tonight’s hearing addressed the map amendment only; annexation and a preliminary plat would be separate actions. The applicant’s preliminary layout proposes roughly 18 single-family detached homes with lot sizes the applicant and staff described as ranging approximately from 12,851 to 22,357…