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Council rezones 1700 Garden Via Drive to regularize existing two‑family use
Summary
The council approved rezoning 1700 Garden Via Drive from single‑family to two‑family to eliminate a nonconforming status and align zoning with the property's existing two‑family structure; Planning staff and the commission recommended approval.
Colin Davidson of the Planning Department presented a rezoning request for Lot 4 Block E at 1700 Garden Via Drive to change the zoning from single‑family to two‑family to match the existing duplex use and the mixed‑density neighborhood designation. Staff found the application met all five rezoning criteria and noted the lot currently contains a two‑family structure that encroaches slightly into a side setback; Planning Commission recommended the change 7‑0.
One nearby resident, Jerry Temple, spoke in opposition citing concerns about parking and the potential for units to be split or sold in ways that increase demand for on‑street parking. Staff clarified that converting to separate ownership would require a condominiumization process and that a two‑family designation maintains two units on one lot rather than creating separate lots.
Council moved, discussed the nonconformity and lending/ownership complications that had motivated the applicant, and approved the rezoning ordinance.
