PC25-14 & PC25-17: 1615 Ford Street-Major Adjustment & Form Zone Site Plan
Planning Commission will hold a public hearing on Wednesday, April 2, 2025 at 5:30pm at 911 10th Street, City Council Chambers, to review an application for a Major Adjustment related to a combination of Form Zone Types for 1615 Ford Street. (PC25-17) The Planning Commission shall, as provided in the public notice, conduct a public hearing, review the proposed major adjustment against the applicable major adjustment criteria contained in section 18.29.07.001.4.b.4, and at the close of the public hearing, render its decision. See Code § 18.29.07.02.4.b. The request is to amend the previous approval’s square footage for a cottage duplex from 2,200 sq. ft total to 2,400 sq. ft. The layout and lot coverage are not proposed to change, only interior space planned under the roof. The maximum square footage would remain 3,900 sq. ft.
The property, 1615 Ford Street, is a 7,000 square-foot lot located in the Transition Form Zone District and R3 Use Zone at 1615 Ford Street. The site consists of lot 4 of Block G of the Kinneys Addition subdivision. There is an existing single-household dwelling (a contributing structure in the East Street Historic District) that is proposed to remain and an existing garage that would be removed. The existing home was constructed in 1878 according to the Jefferson County Assessors records. The lot front on to Ford Street, which is a local street, with alley access to the rear. The applicant is requesting approval of a major adjustment to build a compound of attached and detached cottage units, a major adjustment related to a combination of forms. The existing single-household cottage will remain with a new duplex cottage structure for a total of three units. A new attached garage is proposed to provide parking for the existing cottage and new proposed duplex cottage units. This proposed Form Zone Type is primarily based off of the 18.29.03.009 Compound Form Type- Two or Three Cottage Compound. The Proposed Lot Standards and Building Size & Dwelling Unit Limitations for 2 or 3 cottages, Setbacks, Porch Standards and Additional Standards are drawn directly from the existing Compound Form Type – Two or Three Cottage Compound. The proposed form type draws language from Adjustments for Mostly Preserved Buildings and from multiple allowable form types on this parcel. These include House Side Drive and Village, and Cottage Side Drive Form Types.
Also, the Planning Commission will consider separately a form zone site plan for 1615 Ford Street (PC25-14). The Form Zone Site Plan is in conformance with the major adjustment related to combination of form types.
