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Planning Commission sustains staff recommendation and denies MVR Construction zoning change request
Summary
The commission voted 6–2 to recommend denial of ZN9100, which sought to rezone RS-6 to CN-1 with a special permit for warehousing and vehicle storage; staff had recommended denial citing neighborhood impacts, and the applicant withdrew fuel and aggregate storage from the request but sought more truck parking.
Staff summarized ZN9100 and reiterated its recommendation to deny the requested change from RS-6 to CN-1 with a special permit for MVR Construction, which proposed warehouse use, indoor vehicle storage and aggregate storage. Staff noted prior public opposition and recommended keeping the base RS-6 residential zoning with tighter special-permit conditions as an alternative.
The applicant indicated willingness to drop the fuel tank and aggregate storage but sought additional truck parking and looser hours. Neighbors and commissioners expressed safety, traffic and flooding concerns; one longtime resident described repeated flooding of backyards and worried about property values. After debate, a motion to sustain staff’s recommendation to deny the zoning change passed by roll call with a 6–2 vote.
