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Plan Commission approves two Lennar rezoning requests amid neighborhood objections
Summary
Lennar Homes received Plan Commission approval to rezone two parcels from R-1A to R-2 with minimum 80ft lot widths; neighbors raised concerns about annexation notice, school capacity, traffic, wetlands and density. The motions passed with President John Marshall voting no on both.
Lennar Homes representatives asked the Plan Commission to change zoning on two parcels along Delaware Street from R‑1A to R‑2 to allow smaller lots (minimum 80 ft width at the building line) and a denser subdivision layout. Todd Kleven and Luke Fricke said the petitioner will preserve roughly 30% of wooded areas, will not disturb delineated wetlands, and that lots would not be less than 80 feet wide at the building line.
Attorney Jim Weiser explained that an annexation fiscal plan shows the city can service the new homes and said the change is consistent with the Comprehensive Plan. Kleven said Lennar will absorb the cost of required public infrastructure improvements. Planning staff recommended approval of both change‑of‑zone petitions.
Several residents spoke in opposition: Jamie Lies, representing a neighbor who sought to participate by Zoom, said adjacent property owners were surprised to see an apparent inclusion of a parcel they had not consented to; others, including Michael Plewa, raised concerns about traffic, stormwater runoff, wetland impacts and school capacity. Kleven and counsel said the parcel reference in the mailed exhibit was an error and that the petitioner is not rezoning land they do not own; they reiterated that statutory notice requirements were followed.
The commission approved Petition PC 26‑15 by motion with the following roll call: YES — Vice President Rich Day, Dan Rohaley, Mike Conquest, Joe Sanders, Chad Jeffries, Laura Sauerman; NO — President John Marshall. The commission then approved Petition PC 26‑16 on the same recorded vote.
What happens next: Each rezoning approval was conditioned as presented and will return for Primary and Secondary Plat and site engineering reviews as the subdivision advances.
