Staff recommends rezoning 209 S. Willow to Urban Neighborhood; staff cites compatibility with nearby services and historic-area study

Planning staff presented a rezoning request from Westspace to change properties totaling about 0.51 acres at 209 South Willow from RMF-24 (multifamily, 24 units/acre) to Urban Neighborhood (UN).

Staff said the site is southwest of Rock Street and Willow Avenue, is partially within a Hillside Hotel public district and within the study area of a recent historic-context statement for the South Spring neighborhood. Staff described surrounding uses that include offices and the Aladdin Safety Center across Rock Street and said the future land-use plan and proximity to public services support the requested rezoning. Staff reported a compatibility finding and a favorable weighted score and said they had received inquiries but not direct public-comment letters in the provided excerpt.

A commissioner asked whether houses on the lots were occupied; staff said they did not know but that one house is owned by the applicant. Staff reiterated the request and recommended forwarding the rezoning with approval. No formal vote was recorded in the provided excerpt.