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Committee narrows but does not settle on rezoning path for R‑16/R‑90 parcels
Summary
The committee reviewed zoning alternatives for detached R‑16/R‑90 parcels along University Boulevard: options ranged from broad Planning Board rezoning to abutting‑only rezoning with lower heights. Staff estimated 500 parcels could be affected under one option and modeled about 700 units over 20 years under the planning board scenario.
Council staff presented three main zoning scenarios for detached residential parcels in the University Boulevard corridor and two additional staff alternatives: full rezoning per the Planning Board, a limited abutting‑only rezoning, and intermediate approaches that limit heights or permit duplexes via overlay.
"There are ... almost 1,800 R‑16/R‑90 properties in the plan area. The number recommended for rezoning ... is around 520 properties" under a broad scenario, staff said, while the abutting‑only option affects about 165 parcels. Planning modelling suggested the more expansive approach could yield roughly 700 additional housing units over 20 years under favorable market conditions; a conservative conversion assumption (many conversions to duplexes) would yield about one new unit per converted lot in early years.
Committee members asked for clear, tabular yield estimates for each alternative and requested that staff provide the assumptions behind the 700‑unit projection, including assumed conversion rates and market timelines. The committee voted 2–1 to advance the plan with a recommendation focused on rezoning properties that abut University Boulevard to CRN at a 45‑foot height in the primary committee report, while leaving other alternatives documented for the full council to consider.
