RZ26-0006 apartment rezoning

A 45-year west-side resident said the proposed R-3 apartments don't fit a neighborhood that's all R-1/R-2, and worried apartment traffic would pour toward Meadow Lane Elementary and other schools already congested at pickup time.

A resident since 1979 said he welcomes the new Dillon store but strongly opposes the 336-unit complex next to his R-1 neighborhood, and asked the city to evaluate cumulative traffic impacts from all nearby projects before approving the rezone.

A Gatewood homeowner presented elevation measurements showing the three-story buildings would appear four to five stories from his backyard, argued the staff report mischaracterizes his neighborhood, and asked for a west-side townhome buffer or denial of the apartments.