Plan Commission backs rezoning of two Kundert parcels, forwards recommendation to Monroe council

The City of Monroe Plan Commission unanimously moved to recommend that the city council approve changing zoning for parcels 2302.2 and 2302.3 owned by the Marion L. Kundert Revocable Trust from a planned-unit development (PUD) back to the SR5 single-family zoning district.

At a public hearing the commission heard from resident Deb Wyckoff Coster, who said she and her family had been told the land would never be developed and asked whether the zoning change could allow additional homes or new roads. "When we purchased that land a few years ago, that acreage ... they had shared with us that it would never be developed," Coster said.

Trustee Fred Kundert told commissioners the family does not intend a large-scale build-out. "Our intent is not ... we don't really intend on selling anymore lots," he said, adding the conversion to SR5 is to prevent higher-density results allowed under the existing PUD, such as townhouses or condos.

Planner Sonia told the commission the PUD was established long ago but never advanced with a general development plan or implementation plan, leaving it effectively a district with uses that cannot currently be built. She said reverting the parcels to SR5 would align the zoning with neighborhood context and that "the staff report ultimately recommends approval of this request." She also noted that any future subdivision would require plat approval and compliance with SR5 minimum lot and setback standards.

A commissioner moved to recommend approval and another seconded; a roll-call vote was unanimous. The commission will forward the recommendation to the Monroe City Council for final action at its meeting next week.