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Karn, Zone Change Page 2 <br /> April 26, 1994 <br /> • BACKGROUND <br /> Four years ago the Karn's purchased their home with the understanding that <br /> the property was zoned residential. The Karn's have recently put their home <br /> up for sale and during an appraisal of the property, it was discovered that the <br /> property was zoned industrial rather than residential. The problem this <br /> causes is that if over 50% of the home is destroyed, it could not be rebuilt for <br /> residential purposes. This makes selling the home very difficult because <br /> lending institutions may have reservations about granting a loan for this <br /> type of situation. The Karn's would like to rezone the property to R3 <br /> (Townhouse/ Multi Family Residential), which would allow single family <br /> homes as a permitted use and removed the non-conforming use status. <br /> SITE CHARACTERISTICS <br /> This site is encompassed by a thin strip of vacant R3 zoned property to the <br /> east, industrial zoning to the north and west, and single family residential <br /> zoning to the south. The subject property is characterized by a strip of <br /> buildable ground along Meadowvale Road with the bulk of the property <br /> consisting of wetlands to the rear of the parcel. Mr. & Mrs. Karn propose <br /> • extending the R3 zoning district boundaries east along Meadowvale Road to <br /> encompass both the two (4) unit apartment buildings and the single family <br /> home (see the attached zoning map). <br /> ZONING <br /> If this property is rezoned to R3, permitted uses for this particular zoning <br /> district include single family homes, duplexes, townhouses, and multi family <br /> dwellings (maximum 12 units per structure). Light industrial zoned districts <br /> allow permitted uses such as offices, light manufacturing, enclosed storage <br /> and warehouse units, etc. <br /> It is staffs opinion that this site would be better suited for an R3 zoning <br /> designation. The existing use of the properties also better reflect the R3 <br /> zoning designation. The strip of buildable ground along Meadowvale Road <br /> would be better suited for residential development versus industrial uses <br /> due to the small amount of buildable ground. Staff envisions townhouses, <br /> duplexes, and small apartment buildings being built along Meadowvale <br /> Road, which could take advantage of the large wetland to the rear of the <br /> property. The R3 zoning district could also offer a buffer between the <br /> industrial users to the west and north, and to the single family homes to the <br /> • south. <br /> karn.planning <br />