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Council moves to craft ordinance for Eastern Boulevard corner rezoning after staff briefing
Summary
Staff asked whether the council supports changing a corner parcel from CL to CG zoning (ZM202602) to increase allowable commercial uses; staff noted access constraints and one written wetland comment; council agreed to draft a decision citing either change or mistake grounds.
Staff asked the council for direction on ZM202602, a rezoning request for the corner parcel at Eastern Boulevard and Leisburg Pike, and noted that planning commission supported the change while one written comment raised wetland sensitivity concerns.
The staff member explained that the parcel’s current CL (Commercial Local) zoning is restrictive for this unusually sized and unimproved site and that access limitations (likely right‑in/right‑out) and topography make development complicated. Council members discussed the site’s development history and access challenges; one member cautioned that overly restrictive zoning that effectively prevents development could risk legal exposure if construed as a regulatory taking.
Council expressed general agreement with changing CL to CG (Commercial General) given the access constraints and unusual lot characteristics and asked staff to prepare the ordinance supported by either a change‑in‑character rationale or a mistake-in-zoning rationale for the record.
Next steps: staff will craft the ordinance and the council will consider the formal map amendment at a future meeting.
