Ordinance 1st Reading: 6/0 (Councilman Neary was absent)
Ordinance 2nd Reading: 7/0
The owners are proposing to rezone 19.83 Acres of land from C-1, General Commercial District to R-4, Multi Family Residential District. Upon analyzing the market, the owners feel an R-4, Multi Family District is a better fit with the neighboring residential properties to the west, as well as the location of the existing Prairie Wind Elementary School. The property was annexed to the City of Gillette in May 1979. It was subsequently resubdivided over time, and in April 2003 became Lot 4C of Westover Hills Subdivision. The property is bounded on the west by A-Agricultural and R-R Rural Residential Land, I-2 Heavy Industrial across Interstate 90 to the north, and C-1 General Commercial to the east and south. As per the zoning regulations, the minimum zone lot size for R-4 Multi Family Residential district is two (2) Acres. The proposed zoning change meets the minimum size requirement. The remaining C-1 General Commercial District will continue to meet the minimum zone lot size requirement of four (4) Acres.
Pursuant to Section 12 of the City of Gillette’s Zoning Ordinance, a Zoning Map Amendment shall not be approved except to:
(1) Correct an obvious error, or
(2) Recognize changing conditions in the City
The proposal to rezone 19.83 acres of Land from C-1, General Commercial District to R-4, Multi Family Residential District is requested due to changing development conditions in this area of the City.
This case was approved by the Planning Commission with a vote of 5-2 during their January 23, 2018, meeting. |