Subject:
Title
Henry & Janet Abt (Cody Spaur) request a change of zoning classification from RU-1-7 to RU-1-11. (26Z00027) (Tax Account 2322328) (District 1)
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Fiscal Impact:
None
Dept/Office:
Planning and Development
Requested Action:
Recommendation
It is requested that the Port St. John Dependent Special District Board review and make recommendations regarding a request for change of zoning classification from RU-1-7 (Single-family Residential) to RU-1-11 (Single-family Residential).
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Summary Explanation and Background:
The applicant is requesting to rezone the subject property from RU-1-7 (Single-family Residential) to RU-1-11 (Single-family Residential) for the purpose of establishing zoning that is consistent with the property's existing RES-4 Future Land Use designation and to allow the construction of a single-family residence on approximately 1.17 acres. A boundary survey, dated April 14, 2025, depicting the proposed single-family dwelling has been submitted in support of the request. The boundary survey is conceptual in nature and is not binding upon future development of the property.
The applicant was notified of the zoning inconsistency during a building permit review for a new single-family residence under Building Permit 25BC13476.
The subject property was originally platted as part of Tract A, as recorded in Plat Book 23, Page 62 within the Port St. John Unit Seven on September 10, 1970. The subject property in its current configuration was created February 26, 1999, as described in Official Record Book 3975, Page 3730 and is not considered a nonconforming lot of record.
Natural Resource Management Department comments note the parcel is subject to the development criteria in Conservation Element Objective 4, its subsequent policies, and the Floodplain Ordinance, including compensatory storage. Chapter 62, Article X, Division 6 states, "No site alteration shall adversely affect the existing surface water flow pattern." Chapter 62, Arti...
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