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Rezone River Run Addition (22 acres) from R1-B to R-3 District
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Summary:
Blairhill Properties, Inc. has submitted a petition to rezone 22 acres of land from R1-B to R-3. The rezoning request is related to and a prerequisite for the preliminary plat of River Run Addition which was applied for simultaneously.
Background:
The applicant is requesting a rezone for 22 acres of land generally located south of W 20th Street S and west of Valley View Addition. The parcel is currently zoned R-1B Single-family district. The applicant is requesting an R-3 apartment district.
The applicant wishes to submit a preliminary plat for 85 single-family lots, some with lot sizes smaller than the minimum lot area of 10,000 sq. ft. required for an R-1B. Additionally, multiple lots in their proposal call for zero setback, shared-wall, units. The minimum side yard for a two-family unit in a R1-B is 8 feet. R-3 allows for 0 feet setback for 2 units with a shared common wall.
The comprehensive plan calls for Medium Density Residential (MDR) land use in this location. The MDR land use designation allows for R1-B, R1-C, R1-D, R-2, and RMH. MDR also suggests a land use intensity of 4 - 12 units per acre. The proposed plat calls for 85 units on 22 acres, a land use intensity of 3.86 units per acre. Although the R-3 zoning district is not specifically called out in the allowable zones in the MDR land use category, this proposal would still match a similar land use intensity set forth by the comprehensive plan.
Adjacent zoning includes R1-B and R-3 for Valley View Addition to the east, Joint-Jurisdiction Agriculture (JJ-A) to the south and southwest, and Agriculture (A) and JJ-A to the northwest.
Findings of Fact:
1. The rezoning request closely meets the intent of the comprehensive plan.
2. There is adjacent R-3 zoning for a subdivision with similar character to the east.
Recommendation:
Based on the above findings of fact, the Development Review Team (DRT) and staff recommen...
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