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Council committee approves amendment requiring fence and approves multifamily rezoning for North New Hope Road
Summary
The committee considered SB L 26‑14‑14 (Evans), to rezone a property at 6114 North New Hope Road to permit 44 multifamily units; in the sponsor's absence an amendment adding a 6‑foot opaque fence requirement and a 20‑foot landscape buffer was adopted and the bill as amended was recommended for approval, 7–0.
The chair introduced SB L 26‑14‑14 by Evans, an ordinance to amend the zoning ordinance (Title 17) to change a parcel at 6114 North New Hope Road from RS15 to SP to permit 44 multifamily residential units. The primary sponsor was not present, but an amendment was offered and moved.
In the chair's explanation of the amendment: "This adds a, a fence requirement for a 6 foot tall opaque fence on the side and rear property lines in addition to the 20 foot, landscape buffer." Committee members voted to approve the amendment, 7–0, and then voted to recommend approval of the bill as amended, 7–0.
Because the sponsor was absent, committee members acted on the offered amendment and advanced the bill as amended to the next stage in the council process.
