Council approves rezoning at 4:30 College Street to allow carriage house

The Carrollton City Council approved a rezoning request for 4:30 College Street that will allow construction of a detached carriage house and convert a legal nonconforming property into a conforming multi-unit site.

Brian Hartley, the applicant, told the council he bought the property and said the project is intended to "improve the property" and the surrounding neighborhood. Staff said the request would change zoning from R10 (single-family) to RM10 and add one additional dwelling, bringing the site to three total units. The planning commission reviewed the request in July and recommended unanimous approval with conditions including that the carriage house be architecturally compatible with the existing folk-Victorian duplex, that on-street parking not be permitted near the intersection, that the front setback not exceed the duplex’s existing setback on Brown Street, and that construction be contingent on demolition of a dilapidated carport.

During council questions, Hartley said the proposed carriage house would contain a one-bedroom apartment above a two-car garage, estimating roughly 700–800 square feet for the unit, and that current occupants of the duplex number two. Hartley said nearby neighbors, including the Brooks and the McCraes, were supportive.

Hearing no public opposition during the item, a councilmember moved to approve the rezoning and the council approved the motion by voice vote.

The rezoning approval includes the planning commission’s stated conditions. The council did not record named roll-call votes in the transcript; the approval was recorded by voice vote. The applicant confirmed he does not live on the property and that he purchased the building rather than inheriting it. The project will proceed to permitting and any required building-review steps under the city’s usual processes.