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Norwalk commission recommends changing Rosewood North future‑land‑use to low‑density residential after developer and neighbors testify
Summary
After developer Dan Cruz and several nearby residents testified, Norwalk's Planning & Zoning Commission voted to amend the comprehensive plan for the Rosewood North area to low‑density residential, citing the existence of a 1979 final plat and a preference for a higher‑quality replat over building the old plat as‑is.
The Norwalk Planning & Zoning Commission on April 13 voted to amend the city's comprehensive‑use map for the Rosewood North area near Highway R‑63 and Southwest 9th, changing the future‑land‑use designation to low‑density residential after a public hearing that included staff analysis, a developer presentation and multiple resident comments.
Luke, the city's community development director, explained the site lies outside Norwalk city limits but within the two‑mile review area and that a final plat filed in 1979 remains on record. He said the old plat is substandard by modern county and city design standards, includes lots in the flood plain and creates a difficult alignment for…
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