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Council advances rezoning to allow single-family development along West Liberty
Summary
The council held hearings and passed an ordinance rezoning property on West Liberty from heavy industrial (I-2) to single-family (R-1) to allow new single-family lots; staff said the railroad right-of-way provides a buffer and recommended proceeding with plat review to follow.
The City Council on July 13 advanced and passed zoning changes to allow new single-family development along portions of West Liberty Street.
Council opened a public hearing on a rezoning request from Lane Wortman to change a tract from I-2 Heavy Industrial to R-1 Single-Family to enable an eight-lot subdivision. Staff said the rail-owned parcel to the east functions as a natural buffer between heavier uses and the proposed low- to medium-density residential area and recommended proceeding through the public meeting and subsequent plat review.
A Planning & Zoning representative told the council the applicant provided a conceptual lot layout and that site work would be subject to standard platting requirements. One P&Z attendee had raised a security concern about pedestrian access through the site; staff said the proposed subdivision could address that concern through design and site control measures.
Separately, the council took up Bill 2026-40 to rezone 1225 West Liberty Street from I-2 to R-1; the bill was read and advanced through the second reading and then passed by the council, amending the district map in section 42-205 of the city code. Council also approved an amended final plat for Park Place Subdivision (Bill 2026-41), which eliminates one lot and slightly enlarges an adjacent lot to improve developability. Both measures passed on council readings.
Council members said the rezoning and plat work will return to council as a plat for final approval after engineering and design work; staff emphasized the items conform to the comprehensive plan’s transition provisions and recommended further plat-level review before construction.
