Commission approves rezoning request and tightens sketch-plan rules

Feb 4, 2026

The commission approved a partial rezoning from R2 to R3 for adjoining lots and adopted an amendment to the sketch-plan zoning rules removing a 1,000-square-foot exemption so new development will require planning-commission site-plan review.

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The Planning Commission approved a request from Mr. Le to rezone adjoining parcels from R2 to R3, consolidating three small lots (roughly two-plus acres) under a single zoning category to simplify development and access. Commissioners asked about access and easements and were told primary access will be on Fourth Street; after a motion and second the commission carried the rezoning request.

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