TO: Mayor and Members of City Council
THRU: Zoning Commission
FROM: Demetrios Moutos - Planner II
DATE: January 13, 2026
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P26-02. A request to amend the MR-5/CZ conditional zoning conditions for property located at 0 Mount Rainer Rd and 0 Rock Creek Ln (PINs 0439300490000 and 0439302525000), consisting of 17.61 acres and owned by Northridge Towns, LLC, et al. to allow up to 200 multifamily residential units (townhomes and apartments) without restriction on use.
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COUNCIL DISTRICT(S):
Council District(s)
3 - Dr. Antonio Jones
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Relationship To Strategic Plan:
Strategic Operating Plan FY 2025
This conditional rezoning request - amending the MR-5/CZ conditions to allow now more than 200 residential units without restriction on residential type - tracks closely with the Strategic Plan's core intent: providing "quality and sustainable public service" and supporting communities and business growth. It's also consistent with the MR-5 district purpose of accommodating a wide variety of housing types at moderate to high densities.
Goal I (Safety & Security). The applicant cites a Fire Marshal access requirement - ingress/egress from Rosehill Road - as a driver for revising the prior plan. That directly touches the Strategic Plan's emphasis on emergency preparedness/response and traffic/pedestrian safety. In practice, the rezoning decision point is less "does housing support safety" and more "do the access/connection conditions and resulting street design support safe response and safe daily movement."
Goal II (Diverse & Viable Economy). Adding housing units generally supports a stronger tax base and a favorable development climate - both explicit objectives of Goal II. The applicant also asserts the change would have "only... positive impacts" on surrounding property values through reinvestment in existing infrastructure, which is the same basic mechanism Goal II is trying to cultivate (private investment outcomes alongsi...
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