Title
Ordinance -Third and Final Reading of an Ordinance Approving a Change of Zoning from SF-7.5/12 Single-Family Residential District to PD Planned Development District for Single-Family Residential Uses on Approximately 0.475 Acres Being a Portion of Lot 6, Block 2 of the Original Town of Britton, Generally Located at 924 Cope St.; Ben Hartman (ZC#19-008)
Requested Action
To consider the subject zoning change request.
Recommendation
The Planning & Zoning Commission held a public hearing on July 15, 2019, and voted 3-2 (Knight and Weydeck voting no; Bounds and Papp absent) to approve with the condition that the number of lots be reduced from three to two with minimum lot areas that more closely resembled the base zoning district. The applicant stated that the goal of having smaller lots was to generate more value and tax revenue for the City in an area that has seen a large investment in infrastructure, as well as provide low-maintenance housing for young families and empty nesters. Furthermore, the applicant stated that the neighborhood was previously platted in such a way that made it more challenging to carve out medium-sized lots that conform to the minimum 7,500 sq. ft. lot size. While these points were acknowledged by staff and the commissioners, staff and some of the commissioners believed the proposed minimum lot size was still too small for the neighborhood. One of the commissioners asked the applicant if they would still develop the property if the Commission supported staff’s recommendation of reducing the development from three to two lots, and the applicant stated they likely would, however that when considering the development costs, it could make the development not feasible. One of the commissioners also asked the applicant if they planned to redevelop other property in the neighborhood in a similar manner, which the applicant said they would. The applicant has not made any changes to their plans and is still requesting a total of thr...
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