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Council approves 30‑unit R‑5 PUD rezoning at former Sunflower site
Summary
After a public hearing and discussion about parking minimums, the council approved the preliminary planned unit development and rezoning for roughly 30 housing units at 300 Highway 9. The approval was unanimous (7‑0).
The council approved a preliminary plan and rezoning to an R‑5 Planned Unit Development for a roughly 3.5‑acre former Sunflower site at 300 Highway 9, a proposal that would add about 30 housing units.
Planning staff said the Planning & Zoning Commission recommended approval and that no written objections had been filed; the city engineer noted the plan was short by approximately 0.5 off‑street private parking stalls under the matrix, a flexibility allowed within a PUD. During the public hearing, Kimberly Stilley, a nearby resident, said she was concerned about traffic, setbacks, the amount of green space and potential property devaluation. "There seems to be a significant number of concerns ... such as traffic control or traffic flow," Stilley said.
Council members framed the project as an incremental step toward addressing a local housing shortage and discussed parking minimums as a policy tool; one council member described parking minimums as costly and suggested PUD flexibility was appropriate. A motion to approve the preliminary plan and rezoning passed on roll call, 7‑0. The applicant must submit a final development plan to the Planning & Zoning Commission within 270 days or as set by council, at which point engineering comments and checklist items will be addressed.
Next steps: Applicant to return with final development materials; council set conceptual approval and noted that final engineering and site details will be reviewed in the final plan process.
