Commission approves amended site plan allowing four dwelling units at 519 B Street

The Zoning Commission on April 22 recommended approval of an amended site plan to allow four dwelling units at 519 B Street, a change from the existing R6 single‑family district to R6‑CD with a conditional use for four units.

Applicant Halton Peters described design changes made after neighborhood meetings, including removing garages, reducing impermeable surface area and adding landscaping and single‑story options to respond to objections. Staff reported 23 notices mailed, two in favor within 200 feet and a more complex set of overlapping neighborhood group boundaries that produced mixed input.

Commissioners asked about neighborhood outreach; Peters said he had walked the block and met with two residents and with at least one objector, and that he had adjusted the plan following those meetings. Commissioner Hinojosa moved for approval, Commissioner Pete Rodriguez seconded, and the commission approved the request on a roll call vote. The approval advances the matter to City Council for final action within the statutory six‑month period.

Commissioners acknowledged concerns about density on a quarter‑acre lot but balanced those against the neighborhood pattern of duplexes and the two registered neighborhood associations that formally supported the request.