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Plan & Zone Commission hears request to rezone 1703 N. Division so owner can open nail salon
Summary
At its April 14 meeting the Davenport City Plan & Zone Commission held a public hearing on REZ26-03, a request to rezone 1703 North Division Street from R4 to C1 so an owner can convert a small house into a neighborhood nail salon; staff said notices were sent and no public comments were received; the case will return May 5 for a formal recommendation.
The Davenport City Plan & Zone Commission on April 14 heard REZ26-03, a petition to rezone 1703 North Division Street in Ward 4 from R4 (single- and two-family residential) to C1 (neighborhood commercial) to allow a nail salon to operate in the existing house and to erect a sign.
Matt, a city staff member presenting the case, said the proposed C1 zone is intended to "serve the needs of nearby residents and be of a compatible character," and that notices were mailed to property owners within 200 feet and published in the Quad-City Times. He told commissioners a neighborhood meeting was held the day before and "we have not received any notice of complaint or support about the rezoning from email, telephone, or a letter," and that no members of the public attended the neighborhood meeting except an older woman and the P&Z chair. Staff recommended holding the public hearing; a formal recommendation will be provided at the commission’s May 5 meeting.
Petitioner B. Tran identified themself at the public hearing and described the plan: "My name is B. Tran. I'm just turning that little single house into a nail salon. Everything stayed the same. I just want to put a sign in front of the house." A commissioner asked whether the request applied only to the single residence; Matt confirmed the rezoning is limited to that property.
With no additional public comments, the commission closed REZ26-03 for this meeting. The case is scheduled to return to the Plan & Zone Commission on May 5 for staff’s formal recommendation and any further action.
If approved later in the process, the change from R4 to C1 would permit neighborhood-scale commercial uses (including personal-service businesses such as nail salons) on the property; if it is denied, the property would remain in its current residential zoning. The commission did not take a final vote on REZ26-03 on April 14.
