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Commission recommends rezoning of 136 W. 18th St. to R-3 to aid property sale
Summary
The plan commission voted to recommend rezoning a nonconforming C-2 parcel at 136 West 18th Street to R-3 low-density multifamily to allow the owner to market the house and enable buyers to obtain mortgages; the item goes to the City Council Committee of the Whole on July 1.
The Lockport Plan & Zone Commission on June 10 recommended that the City Council rezone the property at 136 West 18th Street from C-2 (Community Commercial) to R-3 (low-density multifamily), after staff said the parcel is a nonconforming residential property that has been commercially zoned since a 1990 map change.
Planning staff said the parcel’s commercial zoning prevents typical mortgage approval for buyers because the property would be nonconforming if destroyed and rebuilt at current size. Petitioner Joe Huffer, appearing on behalf of his father’s estate, told commissioners the surrounding area has reverted toward residential use and that rezoning the small parcel would align it with neighbors.
Commissioners asked whether rezoning would amount to spot zoning and staff said the change is part of a broader effort to bring multiple properties into residential districts; staff described outreach to lenders and the applicant’s intent to align the parcel with future nearby rezonings.
A motion to recommend approval to the City Council carried by roll call; the matter is scheduled for Committee of the Whole on July 1.
