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41 <br />I TH - M, <br />Bork 59 ; "'r 2,02 <br />or <br />determine on a case by case basis the appropriate <br />density for those parcels requiring rezoning. <br />° Density Reduction <br />The Board of County Commissioners can reduce the <br />density of all parcels in the MD -2 area to eight <br />units per acre to correspond to the Board's recent <br />action on the Strazulla and Tannen rezoning re- <br />quests. This action could take one of two forms: <br />- Downzoning & Land Use Plan Amendment <br />The Board could direct the staff to downzone <br />parcels currently zoned R-2 to R -2B (8 units <br />per acre). To complement the downzoning, the <br />Board could direct the staff to amend the Land <br />Use Plan for this area, changing the MD -2 <br />designation to MD -1 (up to 8 units per acre). <br />- Downzoning Without Land Use Plan Amendment <br />The Board could direct the staff to downzone <br />parcels currently zoned R-2 to R -2B. Instead <br />of amending the Comp Plan, however, the Board <br />could opt to retain the MD -2 land use desig- <br />nation. <br />RECOMMENDATION <br />The staff requests direction from the Board as to how to <br />proceed. <br />Mr. Keating noted that this is the only area in the county <br />with MD -2 which allows densities up to 10 units per acre. Other <br />than the Gifford MXD, this is the highest density in the county. <br />Staff has recommended approval at 10 units per acre but would <br />like direction from the Board. He wished to point out that down <br />there right now we have two zoning districts in place. Most of <br />the land on 6th Avenue is R-2, where the applicant would not need <br />a change of zoning for 10 units per acre. A lot of the land east <br />of that is R-lA, and they would have to undergo a rezoning to get <br />the higher density of either 8 or 10. Staff has identified <br />alternates as set out in the memo; downzoning would be consistent <br />with what was done with the Tannen and Strazzulla properties, but <br />it is less density than some projects currently built in the 6th <br />Avenue area. <br />Commissioner Bird stated his interpretation of the Plan is <br />that while MD -2 allows up to 10 units, it is not a a guarantee of <br />10, and the reason he went for less density on the Strazzulla and <br />Tannen properties was because of the environmentally sensitive <br />50 <br />� � r <br />