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Commission recommends rezoning 1047 Livingston Street to R6, saying current R1 rules make improvements difficult
Summary
The commission voted to recommend that city council rezone 1047 Livingston Street from R1 to R6, concluding the lot is nonconforming under current R1 standards and that R6 better aligns the parcel with surrounding zoning and allows property improvements without repeated variances.
The Plan and Design Commission recommended on June 16 that city council rezone 1047 Livingston Street from R1 (Country Estate single-family) to R6 (medium-density single-family). Planner Patrick Hoffman said the 9,375-square-foot lot has been nonconforming for decades; current R1 setback and lot-area requirements leave no buildable area without repeated variances.
Hoffman noted the surrounding block includes R6 zoning and that recent nearby rezonings and new development used detention and stormwater management to accommodate more intensive uses. Hoffman said the city’s comprehensive plan update will also reconsider zoning in this block.
The property owner, Von Joseph Henavikin, testified that he had no additional comments beyond the staff presentation. Commissioner Ken Henry moved to adopt draft findings recommending approval; the motion carried on a roll call vote (recorded by Director Fontaine).
