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JUN i U835 5 1993 BOOK 89 PA11 ANALYSIS & ALTERNATIVES: Since last fall 'r planning staff have communicated with Mo. Garling in writing several times (11/16/92; 4/7/93; 4/23/93; see attachment #1). Staff has indicated to her that she can address her RM -6 setback concerns by either applying to amend the RM -6 setbacks (via an LDR amendment) or by applying to rezone her property and the rest of Phase 1 from RM -6 to RS -6. @Amending the RM -6 Setbacks Each of the county's 5 multi -family zoning districts (RM -3. RM -4j RM -6j RM -8, RM -10) has the same setbacks: 251 front and rear yards and 101 side yards. Years ago,, these setbacks were established to be more restrictive than the RS -6 and RT -6 front and rear yard setbacks due to the fact that most RM -6 development is more intense than single-family development and warrants a greater separation from roadways and rear yard areas. Although both multi -family and single-family units are allowed in each multi -family district, the same setbacks are required for both unit types to ensure conformity of setbacks along streets and in neighborhoods within the same zoning district. For this reasdnf staff would not support an IMR amendment to change or diversify setbacks within the RM -6 or other multi -family districts. eRezoning Colonial Gardens Phase I Colonial Gardens Phase 1 is developed as a single-family subdivision and is bounded on its north, south, and east sides by RS -6 zoning (see attachment #3). Based upon these facts, planning staff has indicated to mg. Garling that it would support rezoning Phase 1 from RM -6 to RS -6. . Staf f also advised Ms. Garling that other Phase 1 property owners, including the subdivision developer, may be interested in joining -in with her to rezone the property. Such a Joint application would demonstrate neighborhood solidarity in favor of the rezoning and could help defray the cost of filing a rezoning application by an individual. The cost of an application to rezone Phase 1 is $650. *Waiving the Rezoning Fee: County -Initiated Rezoning Me. Garling purportedly has contacted many of the Phase 1 property owners, and has indicated to staff that the property owners are in favor of rezoning Phase 1 to RS -6- However, neither Ms. Garling nor any other property owner has liled a rezoning application. No. Garling is now requesting that the Board of County Commissioners direct staff to waive the application fee and initiate a rezoning of all of Phase 1 to RS -6j to make the Phase 1 zoning conform to the Phase 2 1992 rezoning action. Only on rare occasions has the Board of County Commissioners "waived" a rezoning application fee by directing to staff to initiate and process a county -initiated rezoning. Such waivers require the county to absorb advertizing, certified notice, and administrative costs associated with processing a rezoning application. on such occasions, the Board has determined that the county had an obligation to initiate a rezoning to correct a zoning problem or correct a previous zoning error or oversight. The most recent cases where the Board initiated a rezoning application are: 36 M M M - -1