TO: Mayor and Members of City Council
THRU: Jodi Phelps - Assistant City Manager
Dr. Gerald Newton, AICP - Development Services Director
Jennifer C Baptiste, CZO - Planning & Zoning Division Manager
FROM: Thomas Cohen - Planner I
Craig Harmon, CZO - Senior Planner
DATE: August 24, 2026
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Approve P26-29: A request to rezone 1928 Progress Street (0436035927000) from Single Family Residential 6 (SF-6) to Mixed Residential 5 (MR-5), 0.21 acres ?, from Patricia and Raymond King of King Construction and Development Company Inc.
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COUNCIL DISTRICT(S):
Council District(s)
2 -Council Member Malik Davis
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Relationship To Strategic Plan:
Goal II - Responsive city government supporting a diverse & viable economy
* Objective 2.1 - To ensure a diverse City tax base
* Objective 2.2 - To invest in community places to ensure revitalization and quality of life
Goal III - City investment in today & tomorrow
* Objective 3.2 - To manage the City's future growth
Goal IV - Desirable place to live, work, & recreate
* Objective 4.5 - To ensure a place for people to live in great neighborhoods
* Objective 4.6 - To reduce poverty and homelessness
Executive Summary:
The request is to rezone an approximately 0.21 acres parcel addressed as 1928 Progress Street from Single Family Residential 6 (SF-6) to Mixed Residential 5 (MR-5) for the stated purpose of building a duplex.
The subject property is a vacant lot that has not been the subject of any city action for the last five years. It's predominantly surrounded by single family residential with some vacant parcels that are zoned for residential within the neighborhood itself and commercial on the neighborhood's edge near Gillespie Street and Southern Avenue.
Zoning Commission
On July 14, 2026, the request received a unanimous (5-0) recommendation for approval by the Zoning Commission. The motion was made by Chairman Kevin Hight and seconded by Roger Shah.
Background:
Owner: K...
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