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Mehrdad Moayedi [CECH Walnut Lane, LLC] Application

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An application for a new planned development district for R-5(A) Single Family District uses on property zoned R-16(A) Single Family District, on the north line of Walnut Hill Lane and the east line of Betty Jane Lane, east of Marsh Lane. Staff Recommendation: Approval, subject to a conceptual plan and staff’s recommended conditions. Applicant: Mehrdad Moayedi [CECH Walnut Lane, LLC] Representative: Rob Baldwin Planner: Martin Bate Council District: 13 Z-25-000224

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A new planned development district is proposed for property near Walnut Hill Lane and Betty Jane Lane, which would allow smaller-lot residential uses on land currently zoned for larger-lot single-family homes. The change would increase housing density on this site compared to current zoning requirements.
1 eventFirst seen May 21, 2026Last activity May 21, 2026Case ID: Z-25-000224
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Attorney

Confirm finality of Walnut Hill Lane single-family rezoning approval

Why now: The record states the matter was approved outside Council with no later procedural step verified, following a Plan Commission vote of 10 to 3 on May 21, 2026.

What to do: Get written confirmation from planning staff on whether the Plan Commission's 10-to-3 approval is the final zoning action or whether any Council review, appeal, or ordinance adoption step remains, and ask for the citation to the governing provision. The supplied record shows no later procedural step, so any client relying on this approval is relying on an unverified assumption about finality.

Act before: After staff confirms whether further action is required

Source: City Plan Commission — May 21, 2026 →
Developer

Obtain conceptual plan governing smaller-lot homes on Walnut Hill Lane

Why now: The May 21, 2026 action approved a new planned development district for R-5(A) single-family uses on land zoned R-16(A) 'subject to a conceptual plan and staff's recommended conditions,' with Martin Bate listed as planner.

What to do: Ask planner Martin Bate for the conceptual plan and staff's recommended conditions that the Plan Commission attached to this planned development approval, because a planned development ties buildout to that exhibit rather than to the base single-family district rules. Without it you cannot price lot yield, setbacks, or buffers, and amending an adopted conceptual plan later means starting a new hearing cycle.

Act before: After the conceptual plan and adopted conditions are obtained

Source: City Plan Commission — May 21, 2026 →
Journalist

Ask why commissioner stepped out of Walnut Hill Lane vote

Why now: Minutes for Item 11 state 'Kingston declared conflict, out of room when voting' and that the commission recessed at 1:59 p.m. and reconvened at 2:12 p.m., while Hampton, Kocks and Coffman voted against.

What to do: Request the written conflict-of-interest disclosure Commissioner Kingston filed for this item and the minutes explaining the 13-minute recess called mid-afternoon during the same meeting. The public record notes the conflict and the recess but never states the nature of the conflict or which item prompted the break.

Act before: After the requested records are produced

Source: City Plan Commission — May 21, 2026 →
Resident

Check lot sizes and buffers near Betty Jane Lane

Why now: The May 21, 2026 approval converts R-16(A) single-family zoning to a planned development for R-5(A) single-family uses at the north line of Walnut Hill Lane and east line of Betty Jane Lane, and passed only 10 to 3 after organized neighborhood opposition.

What to do: Ask planner Martin Bate for the conceptual plan approved with this case and look specifically at lot widths, setbacks, and any screening along the Betty Jane Lane and Walnut Hill Lane edges, since the change allows a denser single-family pattern than the existing large-lot zoning on your block. Those conditions are what a builder must follow, and they are far easier to question now than after permits are pulled.

Act before: After the next material record update

Source: City Plan Commission — May 21, 2026 →

Timeline

Vote
Carried: 10 to 3

An application for a new planned development district for R-5(A) Single Family District uses on property zoned R-16(A) Single Family District, on the north line of Walnut Hill Lane and the east line of Betty Jane Lane, east of Marsh Lane. Staff Recommendation: Approval, subject to a conceptual plan and staff’s recommended conditions. Applicant: Mehrdad Moayedi [CECH Walnut Lane, LLC] Representative: Rob Baldwin Planner: Martin Bate Council District: 13 Z-25-000224

Vote: 10 for, 3 against

recommend approval of PDD for R-5(A) Single Family uses with 15% open space requirement

Kingston declared conflict, out of room when voting. Commission recessed at 1:59 p.m. and reconvened at 2:12 p.m.