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Council upholds Planning & Zoning denial of residential rezoning
Summary
Preston City Council voted to deny a request to rezone three parcels from Residential B0 to Residential A2 after hearing resident opposition and a planning commission recommendation; legal counsel will draft a written reason statement tied to the comprehensive plan.
The Preston City Council voted to deny a proposal to rezone three parcels from Residential B0 to Residential A2 after a unanimous recommendation against the change from the Planning and Zoning Commission and comments from nearby residents.
Council President Dodge moved to deny the application and urged the council to reject the change, saying the city already has more than 120 approved lots waiting to be built and that residents overwhelmingly opposed higher-density development. "These don't outweigh the fact that we already have a 120 homes waiting to be built," Council President Dodge said. Tyrell, the planning staff member who presented the P&Z minutes, reported that the applicant was not present and that public hearings at P&Z produced comments against the request.
City Attorney Lyle Fuller advised the council under Idaho Code 67-6511 to document reasons for denial that align with the comprehensive plan and city code. The council amended the motion to direct legal counsel to draft a reasoned statement articulating the denial's basis in the comprehensive plan; the amended motion passed by voice vote.
The decision preserves the current single-family character of the area, council members said, and sends the matter back to staff to produce the formal denial language. No fiscal impacts or specific developer commitments were approved during the meeting; the council's action was limited to denying the rezoning application and requesting the reason statement from legal staff.
