Zoning Case Under Advisement
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An application for a new Planned Development District for WR-3 Walkable Urban Residential District uses, with consideration for a WR-3 Walkable Urban Residential District, on property zoned R-5(A) Single Family District, on the north line of E. Overton Road, north of E. Illinois Avenue. Staff Recommendation: Approval of the proposed new planned development district subject to conditions. Applicant: Jeremy Fonteneaux [JAC Investment Holdings LLC] U/A From: April 23, 2026. Planner: Martin Bate Council District: 4 Z-26-000002
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Check original notice scope before corridor case becomes planned development
Why now: The April 23 minutes confirm the motion was 'amended to add readvertise as a planned development' by a 13-0 vote, placing the case on a procedurally distinct track from the zoning type that was originally noticed to the public.
What to do: The April 23 commission vote redirected this case from its original zoning track to a planned development, which carries different notice requirements — review whether the original public notice adequately disclosed the PD possibility, and whether parties who appeared under the original notice retain standing to object in the upcoming PD proceeding. This window closes once the readvertisement notice is published and the new hearing cycle begins.
Act before: After PD readvertisement notice is published and new public hearing is held
Pull April minutes before corridor zoning converts to planned development
Why now: The April 23 vote was 13-0 to amend the motion to add readvertise as a planned development, signaling the commission found the original request insufficient — not merely incomplete.
What to do: The commission did not approve the original zoning request on April 23 — they unanimously amended the motion to require readvertisement as a planned development instead. Obtain the verbatim minutes now to identify what specific controls or standards commissioners expect the PD to include, so the revised application addresses those concerns before the May 21 return; a second deferral restarts the clock on entitlement timelines.
Act before: After May 21 City Plan Commission hearing
Request April staff report explaining why corridor zoning became planned development
Why now: The April 23 minutes note the motion was 'amended to add readvertise as a planned development' with a 13-0 vote — an outcome that signals a substantive concern with the original request, not a routine procedural continuance, and the pattern repeats across four simultaneous under-advisement returns.
What to do: The April 23 commission vote did not approve this case — it unanimously redirected it to a planned development track, which imposes more specific controls than standard zoning. Request the April 23 staff report and original application to identify what gap or objection drove the unanimous PD requirement, then compare it against the other three cases also returning from under advisement on May 21 to see if the same issue surfaces across all four.
Act before: After records request response (typically 10 business days)
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An application for a new Planned Development District for WR-3 Walkable Urban Residential District uses, with consideration for a WR-3 Walkable Urban Residential District, on property zoned R-5(A) Single Family District, on the north line of E. Overton Road, north of E. Illinois Avenue. Staff Recommendation: Approval of the proposed new planned development district subject to conditions. Applicant: Jeremy Fonteneaux [JAC Investment Holdings LLC] U/A From: April 23, 2026. Planner: Martin Bate Council District: 4 Z-26-000002
An application for WR-3 Walkable Urban Residential District on property zoned R-5(A) Single Family District, on the north line of E. Overton Road, north of E. Illinois Avenue. Staff Recommendation: Approval. Applicant: Jeremy Fonteneax [JAC Investment Holdings LLC] Planner: Martin Bate Council District: 4 Z-26-000002
Vote: 13 for, 0 against, 1 absent
hold under advisement until May 21, 2026, and readvertise as a planned development
heard individually; original motion amended to add readvertise as a planned development