A Win-Win Compromise
Monday, July 20th, 2009On Friday the Telegram did an article about a zoning case coming before the P&Z today. You can read my comments in the article. Since that article came out I have had several discussions with folks for and against the NS zoning. The Nays think that the area should be zoned for single-family homes ONLY. They go on to say that we will end up with everything from lawn mower repair shops to Laundromats. This is entirely incorrect. Click here to see the acceptable (and unacceptable) uses within an area zoned NS. The Ayes would like to see increased investment in the area. They believe this strategy could help transition the area from an area with a lot of rental homes to one that is seeing a new vibrancy that comes from investment from both homeowners and neighborhood businesses.
I believe I have come up with a good solution that could also be seen as a compromise between the two sides. Lets move forward and rezone the area Neighborhood Services AND require all commercial establishments to have to have a conditional use permit “CUP”. This process will afford the City and neighborhood a tremendous amount of control to what kind of development occurs in the area. It’s a win-win in my opinion.