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Planning commission declines to recommend rezoning of Cameo Drive parcel; companion replat proceeds to council
Summary
A proposal to rezone a 1.48-acre parcel on Cameo Drive from CO to R-1 failed to win a planning commission recommendation after neighbors and commissioners raised concerns about losing scarce commercial land and a nearby TIF district; a companion replat will still go to city council.
A motion to recommend rezoning a 1.48-acre parcel at 111108 Cameo Drive from Commercial Office (CO) to R-1 single-family residential failed at the July 13 Yukon Planning Commission meeting after split votes and public opposition.
Kendall Dillon, representing the applicant, told the commission the owner has held the property for more than 25 years and said "there's just no market for commercial there" and that the proposed R-1 use "conforms to your comprehensive plan." Dillon said the companion request would replat two commercial lots into four single-family lots to facilitate sale and development.
Neighbors who back up to the parcel urged caution. Melissa Barlow, who said she lives at 1008 Empress Circle, told the commission, "We knew that it had, like, commercial, which is why we bought our house," and warned rezoning would reduce Yukon's limited commercial inventory and tax base. Shannon Nichols, another nearby homeowner, and Lincoln Castle raised similar concerns about losing future commercial opportunity and asked whether a future TIF district might change the property's marketability.
Commission discussion centered on compatibility with surrounding single-family zoning, setbacks, and whether the CO district's permitted uses (which staff described as "very, very, very restrictive") have prevented commercial development. Staff noted CO permits primarily office uses and that other commercial categories (CN, CG) would allow more intensive uses such as drive-through restaurants.
The commission voted on a motion to recommend approval; the roll call recorded Geiss: No, Knuckles: No, Clark: Yes, and the motion did not pass. Commissioners and staff clarified that, regardless of the commission recommendation, the rezoning and the companion replat will be considered by the Yukon City Council at a later meeting.
On the companion replat (Kingsway Edition Section 2), the applicant said the Division of lots conforms to subdivision standards. The commission read a motion recommending approval "with the condition that all necessary seals and certificates be added to the final plat before the city council meeting"; the recorded roll showed mixed votes (Geiss: No, Knuckles: No, Clark: Yes). Staff confirmed both items will be heard by the City Council, which is scheduled to consider them at its July 28 meeting.
Next steps: Both the rezoning application and the replat will be forwarded to the Yukon City Council for final action. The planning commission record includes the public comments and staff findings that will accompany the council packet.
