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Council approves rezoning for Metropolitan Housing parcel near Van Norden Street
Summary
Council adopted a rezoning on Dec. 12 to change a 0.071‑acre parcel east of Van Norden Street and W. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. from B2 to R6S, a move stated to support needed housing and consistent with the Comprehensive Plan; Planning Board recommended approval.
The Washington City Council on Dec. 12 voted to rezone a 0.071‑acre lot east of Van Norden Street and W. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard from B2 (commercial) to R6S (single‑family residential). City staff reported the site is vacant, located in the 100‑year floodplain and would require compliance with the City’s Flood Damage Prevention Ordinance. Any single‑family use would also require a special‑use permit from the Board of Adjustment due to substandard lot size.
Community & Cultural Services Director Mike Dail said the Comprehensive/CAMA Future Land Use Map recommends mixed use for the area and the Planning Board recommended the rezoning. Councilmember Renn moved that council adopt the ordinance to rezone the parcel to R6S, citing consistency with housing goals in the Comprehensive Plan; Councilmember Pitt seconded and the council adopted the ordinance.
The meeting record notes no public comment on the item. The council’s adoption included findings that the request was consistent with the Future Land Use Map and Comprehensive Plan housing goals and concluded the rezoning was reasonable and in the public interest because R6S allows needed housing uses. The minutes do not specify development plans, funding, or a timetable for building on the parcel.
