Beacon Point
Rezoning of 0.80 acres from Commercial to Mixed-Use with a concept for a nine-unit, two-story residential project, reduced from 17 units after Planning Commission input. Approved Jan. 9, 2024 with the added density deducted from the Main Street density map.
- Where it stands
- Approved
- Type
- Zone change
- Location
- 1054 W. Main Street
- Size
- 0.8 acres
- Homes
- 9
- Applicant
- Parker Johnson and Larry Lindstrom (representatives)
Every hearing and vote
January 9, 2024 · City Council
Beacon Point zone change (Ordinance 02-2024)
Approved · 5-0
Taken up late in the evening with Mayor Pro Tempore Hancock presiding. The council rezoned 0.80 acres from Commercial to Mixed-Use. Applicants Parker Johnson and Larry Lindstrom said they reduced building height and units and increased the landscape buffer after the Planning Commission hearing. Community Development Director Kim Struthers said the earlier concept was approved for six units; the council had to decide whether additional units would be new density or taken from Main Street's 250-unit allotment. The motion subtracts the added density from the Main Street density map.
- Acres: 0.80
- Zone: Commercial → Mixed-Use
- Condition: density beyond the earlier concept deducted from the Main Street density map
January 9, 2024 · City Council
Beacon Point concept, reduced to 9 units
Approved with conditions · 5-0
The applicants presented two concept options reduced to 9 units, two stories, with more trees and a larger landscape buffer and road improvements. Resident Brett Blood said he appreciated changes but worried that going from six to nine units sets a precedent and that traffic near the traffic circle would affect access to Veterans Park. Resident Scott Ahlstrom raised light from car headlights into homes and suggested a higher fence. The presiding member said the council is not obligated to grant density to other developers and encouraged residents and the developers to work on a solution. The council approved Concept option 1 with flexibility on the buffer for parking and trash.
- Units: 9 (down from 17 originally proposed)
- Concept option 1 approved
- Conditions: Development Review Committee comments; some flexibility on buffer for parking and trash