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Owner seeks rezoning at 1106 Ashmore; commission approves first reading
Summary
The commission approved first reading of an ordinance to rezone 1106 Ashmore Avenue from R1 to a residential RZ classification, after the planning commission recommended unanimous approval and the property owner said he plans to retain the existing house and subdivide adjacent land into four new lots.
The Board of Commissioners gave first reading to an ordinance approving a rezoning request for 1106 Ashmore Avenue, a property owned by Optimum Hawker LLC and represented at the meeting by owner Josh Bar. City staff said the planning commission unanimously recommended approval.
In the public-hearing presentation staff explained the rezoning would permit narrower-lot development consistent with nearby RZ zoning and provide "gentle density" near commercial corridors and park access. The applicant, Josh Bar, said he intends to keep the existing single-family house at 1106 Ashmore and subdivide the adjoining vacant parcel to create four modest single-family lots that could be sold or rented.
Planning staff told the commission the RZ classification has been applied in adjacent neighborhoods and that approval would allow smaller lot widths compared with the R1 pattern. The planning commission’s favorable recommendation and the applicant’s explanation closed the public hearing; there were no public comments on the item.
At new business the commission moved and seconded the ordinance for first reading and recorded a voice vote in favor. The transcript records the following roll-call responses: Mayor Stephanie Dalton ("yes"), Vice Mayor Holly Barry ("yes"), an entry recorded as "Mr. Fairbanks Harvey" ("yes"), Commissioner Terry Holmes ("yes"), and Commissioner Hayes Wilkinson ("yes"). The ordinance will return for a required second reading.
Implications: The rezoning, if adopted at second reading, would permit subdivision and construction of additional attached or detached modest single-family units on the site; planning staff said the change is intended to support infill near the Dayton Boulevard corridor and reduce pressure to develop outlying areas.
