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Commission continues 60‑unit townhome rezoning at 501 Houston Street after design and amenity concerns
Summary
Planning commissioners continued a rezoning request for 60 rental townhomes at 501 Houston Street to August 12 after residents raised notice, amenity capacity and maintenance concerns and commissioners asked for revised architectural elevations and confirmation of the fifth required amenity.
The Planning & Zoning Commission on July 15 voted to continue consideration of a rezoning and planned‑development (PD) application for 501 Houston Street (ZDC‑174‑2024), a project that would convert about 5.889 acres into roughly 60 townhome‑style rental units.
Staff and the applicant's planner, Marissa Brewer (McAdams), presented a PD that proposes nine buildings with a combined 60 units (10.19 units per acre), attached rear‑entry garages, 105 parking spaces and a 6‑foot masonry screening wall along the southern boundary. The applicant said they held a neighborhood meeting on April 16, sent 34 notices, and that…
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