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Developer proposes 16 owner‑occupied townhomes at Harmon Park site; neighbors press parking and plan compliance
Summary
Property owner Fred Collette presented a concept to rezone 200 South 820 East to medium‑density residential to enable 16 townhomes after a five‑year Opportunity Zone holding period. Neighbors raised concerns about enforcement of owner‑occupancy deed restrictions, parking impacts (42 spaces proposed), and consistency with the neighborhood plan.
Fred Collette, who said he bought the house at 200 South 820 East last year, told the Neighborhood District meeting he hopes to rezone the 0.71‑acre property from its current R‑1‑6 designation to a medium‑density residential (MDR) zone to allow future construction of 16 townhomes.
Collette said the plan would produce 3‑bedroom, roughly 1,800‑square‑foot townhomes with two‑car garages, for an estimated total of about 42 parking spaces (roughly 2.62 parking spaces per unit). He said he intends the townhomes to be owner‑occupied when sold and that deed restrictions or similar title conditions could be used to require owner occupancy for a period after sale.
Neighbors pressed Collette on how owner‑occupancy would be enforced, noting other nearby properties are rented in contravention of zoning. Collette responded that deed restrictions and recorded covenants, conditions and restrictions (CC&Rs), together with city enforcement, would be the mechanism and that the city’s code enforcement officer could be contacted for enforcement issues.
Members of the audience also questioned tree preservation, green‑space depth and whether the design complies with the neighborhood plan. Collette said he would try to preserve mature trees, particularly in the rear, and that some city staff offered mixed feedback in early review. A resident noted the neighborhood plan envisions single‑family attached uses and warned the proposal deviates from prior community expectations.
City staff at the meeting reminded residents this concept is still in staff review; the next steps are additional staff review cycles, a planning commission hearing on the zone change and concept plan, and a final decision by the municipal council. If the council grants the rezoning, the applicant must return with complete architectural, civil and landscape plans demonstrating code compliance before permits are issued.
The meeting ended without a formal vote on Collette’s proposal; staff and the applicant will continue the review process and the project may be revised before it goes to the planning commission.
