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Council advances Edgecliff Drive rezoning to RS‑15,000 after split vote and later unanimous first reading
Summary
Council considered rezoning an area on Edgecliff Drive to RS‑15,000 to protect sensitive bluffs and hydrogeology; an initial motion passed 3–2, later a first‑reading motion to approve the ordinance as amended passed unanimously.
Council debated a rezoning proposal to change the last area on Edgecliff Road to RS‑15,000 to align zoning with nearby sensitive ecology, hydrogeology and steep bluffs. Councilmember Rhonda Salerno moved to rezone the area (including the Noble Creek property) and Councilmember Gail Fleming seconded; Director Meredith Penny presented analysis comparing RS7200 and RS15000, including projected differences in impervious surface and tree clearing and how the MFI overlay interacts with affordable‑housing potential.
The council recorded an initial vote of 3 in favor and 2 opposed (Councilmembers Chris Carlson and Craig Cyr opposed) on the rezoning proposal; a subsequent motion to approve the first reading of the ordinance as amended was brought by Councilmember Gail Fleming, seconded by Councilmember Harolynne Bobis, and recorded as passed unanimously. Multiple public commenters participated, with voters split during the initial roll call. Councilmember Gail Fleming disclosed she lives in the proposed rezoning area but stated she would not recuse herself.
