Subject:
Title
Walter Chlewicki requests a change of zoning classification from RU-1-13 to RU-2-4 with a BDP. (24Z00020) (Tax Account 2624912) (District 4) This item was continued from the June 10, 2024, P&Z/LPA meeting.
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Fiscal Impact:
None
Dept/Office:
Planning and Development
Requested Action:
Recommendation
It is requested that the Planning and Zoning Board conduct a public hearing to consider a change of zoning classification from RU-1-13 (Single-Family Residential) to RU-2-4 (Low-Density Multiple-Family Residential) with a BDP (Binding Development Plan).
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Summary Explanation and Background:
The applicant is requesting to change the zoning classification from RU-1-13 (Single-Family Residential) to RU-2-4 (Low-Density Multiple-Family Residential) with a BDP (Binding Development Plan). The Binding Development Plan would limit the development of the site to the existing two units. RU-1-13 does not allow for multi-family dwellings and under County code, a duplex is considered multi-family. This rezoning request will correct this issue.
The applicant is requesting to retain the nonconforming duplex, constructed on the property in 1955. The property owner's financial institution is requiring the owner to rezone the property rather than pursue a pre-existing use (PEU) determination.
The applicant has provided a BDP with the following stipulation:
* Limit density to 2 units
Abutting this parcel are six (6) single-family residential lots which were created after the property was rezoned from GU and multi-family zoning to the current RU-1-13 zoning. Those home sites were developed in 1998 to 1999. The abutting US 1 frontage lots to the south of this request were developed in 1965 (duplex) and the other lot at the southeast end of the residential development was developed as a single-family residence in 1955.
To the north and east, beyond the abutting residential lots, the area is predominately developed with a mixture of commercial and single-...
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