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Staff recommends denial of 48‑acre rural‑conservation rezoning over access and hillside concerns
Summary
Staff recommended denying a rezoning for a 48.24‑acre parcel in the rural conservation place type, citing access constraints, steep topography and potential clearing; staff said 5 units/acre would yield 241 units (≈2,267 daily trips) and proposed denial even if the applicant reduces density.
Staff reviewed a rezoning request for a 48.24‑acre parcel located northeast of the George Williams Road/Fox Road area and said the property sits in a rural conservation place type and includes hillside protection areas and steep slopes that make residential rezoning incompatible. The presenter noted the applicant initially requested 5 dwelling units per acre (241 units) and that at 5 units/acre staff estimated a daily traffic impact of 2,267 trips; at 3 units/acre the yield would be 144 units and ~1,411 daily trips.
Staff emphasized access problems: three access points were constrained by topography, sight distance or narrow local streets, and the most viable access would require extensive clearing that conflicts with the RC place-type conservation intent. "These access conditions do not support, more intensive residential rezoning," the presenter said, and staff recommended denial on incompatibility and infrastructure grounds. Commissioners asked about whether logging or diseased trees would affect assessments; staff said logging is permitted but rezoning increases development pressure and the RC design aims to conserve remaining natural areas.
