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Commission recommends rezoning for 48-unit Lakefront Apartments with required road upgrades and gated access
Summary
The planning commission on April 14 recommended rezoning 3.86 acres to R3 with a PUD overlay to allow 48 apartment units, conditioning approval on Links Road reconstruction, sidewalk installation and a required gate to prevent primary access from Stewart Drive; applicant Marisol Ash said comparable rents would be $975–$1,200.
The Osage Beach Planning Commission voted April 14 to recommend approval of rezoning case 4-30, a request from Lakefront Apartments LLC to rezone about 3.86 acres from single-family R1B to R3 multifamily with a PUD overlay to allow 48 apartment-style dwellings.
Planning staff explained the application requests four new buildings of 12 units each and that the developer must improve Links Road to a hard-surfaced city street and install sidewalks before certificates of occupancy are issued. Staff said the PUD includes a required impassable gate on the primary entrance from Stewart Drive so most traffic to the development will be routed to the improved Links Road rather than through the existing Stewart neighborhood.
Applicant Marisol Ash said she has renovated nearby properties and intends the units to serve local renters; she cited current rents in her remodeled one-bedroom units at about $975 and two-bedrooms around $1,025, with a top range of about $1,200. Staff noted, however, that this project is privately financed and not subsidized; rents are market-driven and not controlled via public funding or tax credits.
Neighbors asked whether the gate is mandatory and whether the new buildings would be allowed to exit onto Stewart; staff and counsel confirmed the gate is a required condition of the PUD and that, absent gate removal, the primary access will be Links Road once improved. The commission discussed traffic mitigation and the benefit of removing cut-through traffic from Stewart when Links Road is complete.
Legal counsel approved the proposal as to form and a motion to recommend approval carried by voice vote. The commission’s recommendation will be forwarded to the board of aldermen for final action; staff said roadway and permit conditions must be satisfied before occupancy.
