HomeMy WebLinkAboutminutesSeptember 14, 2006
SUBDIVISION
ITEM NO.: 23(CONT) FILE NO.: LU06-08-03
residences). There are currently 21 acres of Multi Family in this immediate area. This
application would only reduce that to approximately 16 acres, which would still be able to
meet the area's need for multi family housing.
This area currently has a large amount of single family housing with several vacant lots. The
past decade has seen a decline in single family housing in the neighborhood in the form of
abandoned houses. The general area is impacted by the rail line to the south, the interstate
to the east, and the heavy commercial and industrial uses to the east.
This has placed a non-residential border on the neighborhood that have surrounded this
neighborhood on two sides. The neighborhood would benefit from the removal of these multi
family units by reinforcing the single family uses on the edge of the area and it could spur infill
and renovations to existing single-family areas to the north and west of the application site.
NEIGHBORHOOD COMMENTS:
Notices were sent to the following neighborhood associations: Community Outreach
Neighborhood Organization, East of Broadway Neighborhood Association, and Meadowbrook
Neighborhood Association. No comments have been received at this time.
STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS:
Staff believes the change is appropriate. This application would reinforce the existing Single
Family with more Single Family uses.
PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION:
(September 14, 2006)
The item was placed on consent agenda for approval. By a vote of 10 for and 0 against the
consent agenda was approved.
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