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Planning Commission Regular Meeting Minutes July 16, 1996 Page 3 1 that a certificate of survey has been completed. Commissioner Franzese amended the motion to add 2 that the neighbors are supportive of the variance. 3 Motion carried unanimously. 4 Vice Chair Thompson invited Mr. and Mrs. Lutterman to attend the July 23, 1996, Council meeting 5 where a final decision will be made. 6 7 B. Rezoning Request- Howard and Dorene Krueger, 3631 Harding Street N.E. (96-08) 8 Vice Chair Thompson opened the public hearing at 7:14 p.m. Ms. Kim Moore-Sykes,Management 9 Assistant, read the report to the Commission: 10 BACKGROUND: 11 Howard and Dorene Krueger have submitted an application for the rezoning of their property at 3631 12 Harding Street. As they indicated in their application letter, they are requesting this zoning change 13 to accommodate their desire to rent out a portion of their home to unrelated adults. Mr. and Mrs. 14 Krueger explained that their children no longer live at home, leaving them with a space that is 15 available to rent. This request is also being put forward because there is R-2 zoning adjacent to their 16 property on the north side. 17 Currently,the house has only one kitchen, which they share with their tenants. If they are granted 18 their rezoning request,they would install an additional kitchen facility in the lower level,where their 19 tenants reside. Staff have also spoken to Mr. Krueger about the need to comply with other building 20 and fire code issues. 21 In 1984, Mr. and Mrs. Krueger initially petitioned for a rezoning of this property. At the time they 22 were planning to build their home with an apartment on the lower level to accommodate a parent 23 living with them. The Krueger's indicated that this apartment could be later turned into an income 24 producing situation for them. Because of much neighborhood opposition,the Planning Commission 25 recommended denial of the application and the Krueger's.withdrew their application. 26 ANALYSIS: 27 The property is in an R-1 zoning district and approving the petitioner's request would result in "spot 28 zoning",which is counter to the intent of the Zoning Ordinance and the Comprehensive Land Use 29 Plan. 30 31 The purpose of the R-1 Zoning District is to create, promote, and maintain areas which have low 32 traffic volumes and because of historical development patterns are best suited for single-family 33 detached residences (1615.01 Purpose). Single family homes are the only residential structures in 34 the R-1 Zoning District of the City. 35 The current Comprehensive Plan shows the area as an R-1 Zoning District. In order to change the 36 Comprehensive Plan, the City is required to file a proposed amendment with the Metropolitan