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TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the Common Council FROM: Kimberly Gierach, Planning Services Manager DATE: September 9, 2025 SUBJECT: *Ord 25-477 Approve zone change from Two Flat Residential-10 District (TR-10) and Central Mixed-Use District (CMU) to Two Flat Residential-10 District with a Planned Development Overlay (TR-10-PD) for select properties located on the south side of the 100 block of West 8th Avenue and the north side of the 100 block of West 9th Avenue between Oregon Street and Nebraska Street (parcels 90301010000, 90301040000, 90301050000, 90301060000, 90301070000, 90301100000, 90301110000, 90301120000, 90301130000 and 90301150000) (Plan Commission recommends approval)

BACKGROUND

The subject area consists of four vacant lots and one lot with an existing single-family home along West 8th Avenue and five vacant lots along West 9th Avenue. All properties are zoned Two Flat Residential-10 District (TR-10), with the exception of the western-most lot along West 8th Avenue (parcel 90301010000), which is zoned Central Mixed Used District (CMU). The surrounding area consists of residential uses and a church to the south, residential uses to the east, parking lots to the north, and mixed commercial uses to the west along Oregon Street. The 2040 Comprehensive Land Use Plan recommends Center City uses for the subject area. A neighborhood meeting was held on August 13th, 2025. Neighbors in attendance were generally supportive of the proposed townhome development on the subject properties. A Plan Commission workshop was held on February 19th, 2025, with Plan Commission voicing support for the proposed development.

ANALYSIS

The applicant is requesting a zone change to Two Flat Residential-10 District with a Planned Development Overlay (TR-10-PD) for all ten of the subject properties along West 8th Avenue and West 9th Avenue. The proposed zone change is intended to accommodate a proposed townhome development, which will include two, ten-unit buildings and two, two-unit buildings. The Planned Development Overlay is needed to allow the ten-unit buildings as the TR-10 District only allows single family and two-family uses. The zone change from CMU to TR-10-PD for the western-most subject property along West 8th Avenue will provide consistent zoning with the other nine subject properties included in the proposed development. A Certified Survey Map (CSM) will be required for the lot combinations needed for the ten-unit buildings. Staff is supportive of the proposed zone change to TR-10-PD as it will serve to accommodate future residential development of the subject properties. Although the proposed TR-10-PD zoning is not consistent with the 2040 Comprehensive Land Use Plan designation of Center City, the zoning of the subject properties will remain consistent with the current TR-10 zoning of the existing neighboring residential properties on the 100 blocks of West 8th Avenue and West 9th Avenue.

RECOMMENDATION

The Plan Commission recommended approval of the requested zone change on September 2, 2025. Please see the attached staff report for more information.

Attachments Ord 25-477 REZONE -100 Blks W 8th Ave & W 9th Ave

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