Department of Community Development
Reference: 25 N 8th Avenue - Zone Change
To: Mayor Gregory Mills and Members of City Council
Through: Marv Falconburg, AICP, Acting City Manager
Holly Prather, AICP, Community Development Director
Prepared By: Sean Pesek, Assistant Planner
Date Prepared: January 6, 2020
PURPOSE
The zone change application before the City Council is for approximately 0.275 acres, comprised of three lots, located at 25. N 8th Avenue (the "Property"). Currently, the Property has a zoning designation of Restricted Retail and Services (C-2). Ms. Dianne Leary is the applicant representing Lawrence Gobble, the property owner. The Applicant, on behalf of the owner is requesting a zone change to Single-to-Eight-Family Residential (R-2) in order to allow the current tenants to receive a residential loan to purchase the property from the property owner of record.
Zoning is necessary as it guides a property's uses allowed by right or conditionally, and this, in turn, allows owners, neighbors, and the community at large to have a reasonable expectation of what can occur on the subject property. It establishes standards for construction including building height, lot coverage, and building setbacks. There are a variety of zone districts within the City including residential, commercial, industrial, mixed-use, and planned unit development (PUD).
City Council is tasked with the final decision on requests to zone and rezone properties within City limits. The Land Use and Development Code outlines review criteria upon which the decision should be made. An ordinance to rezone must be approved by City Council via two readings to be considered approved. City staff collects and analyzes application materials, and after a thorough review, presents their findings to Planning Commission and thereafter, City Council. Requests to rezone are brought before the Planning Commission for their recommendation prior to review a...
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