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Staff outlines concept to replace house with three for-sale units at 95 West 2000 North; infrastructure upgrades expected
Summary
Staff described a rezone and concept to remove an existing house used for storage at a long parcel on 2000 North, replace it with three units (one front-facing, two behind), and provide guest parking and a fire turnaround; staff said off-site utility and street upgrades tied to permits will likely be required and funded by the developer.
Planning staff presented an ordinance affecting roughly 1.62 acres (addressing language in the transcript varied) proposing a change to medium-density residential to allow an infill project that would replace an existing home with three for-sale units. The concept calls for one front-facing house and two additional units behind it — one attached and one detached — with common yard space, guest parking behind the site and a fire turnaround.
Aaron (staff) explained the rezone is tied to the concept plan and said the planning commission viewed it as a suitable infill opportunity that produces three for-sale units in the neighborhood. Councilors asked whether sewer, water and street upgrades would be required; Aaron said there will be some upgrades tied to the project plan and building permits and that developers typically pay for required off-site improvements. Staff also said deeper, contiguous lots like this one are uncommon in the city and wider redevelopment would likely require coordinated, multi-property plans with identified utility and street upgrades.
Councilor Hamlet praised infill projects and suggested the RC (conservation) zone can impede reasonable infill; staff said a full Title 14 rewrite may present broader opportunities to adjust zoning designations.
