TO: Zoning Commission
THRU: Jennifer C. Baptiste - Planning & Zoning Division Manager
FROM: Thomas Cohen - Planner I
DATE: July 14, 2026
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P26-29: A request from Patricia and Raymond King of King Construction and Development Company Inc to rezone the ?0.21 acres at 1928 Progress St (0436035927000) from Single Family 6 (SF-6) to Mixed Residential 5 (MR-5).
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COUNCIL DISTRICT(S):
Council District(s)
2 - 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
Multiplexes provide greater tax revenue to the city while providing affordable housing to families in need and generating investment in the real-estate market. Replacing vacant land with missing middle housing also acts as an aesthetic increase and injects newer life blood into an area, increasing the quality of life for new and existing families.
Goal III - City investment in today & tomorrow
* Objective 3.2 - To manage the City's future growth
Construction of a multiplex would constitute infill development along the city's outer perimeter and provide greater housing potential than traditional single-family homes.
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
Multiplexes provide affordable housing opportunities without falling into the pitfall of luxury housing that reverses any gains additional units would bring. A greater supply of affordable housing in destressed neighborhoods is what the NIR designation is meant
Executive Summary:
P26-29 is a request to rezone an approximately 0.21 acres parcel located at 1928 Progress Street from Single Family 6 (SF-6) to Mixed Residential 5 (MR-5) for the stated purpose of building a...
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