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Sarah updated the commission on two code efforts still in progress. She said staff and a committee of developers and commission members had met to negotiate street‑connectivity changes for new subdivisions and that they appear to be close to a compromise, though the revisions are not yet ready for a formal code change. \"Be expecting that,\" she told the commission.

She also said she had presented proposed C‑2 overlay and C‑3 code revisions the previous month but, because of her departure, she planned to let the incoming planner continue that work. \"I decided I was gonna let the new person take that on and...Darren can walk that whoever that is through that process,\" she said.

Commissioners wished her well; no formal action was taken. Staff characterized the implementation risk of the code work as medium while additional internal review and staff onboarding proceed.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","City of Washington Planning & Zoning Commission Meeting 06/09/25","oneSentenceSummary","Planning staff announced an impending personnel change and told the commission they are advancing street‑connectivity code revisions and proposed C‑2/C‑3 overlay changes that will be taken up by the incoming planner.","taxTitle","Washington, Franklin County, Missouri","taxId",58415,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6130604,"Commission approves minor boundary correction at 803 Fairview Drive",118,660000,778000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5736745-2771698e54c76c78c56c595fe725ead7&start=660&end=778","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5736745-2771698e54c76c78c56c595fe725ead7/thumbnail_660000.jpg","/articles/6130604/Washington/Franklin-County/Missouri/Commission-approves-minor-boundary-correction-at-803-Fairview-Drive","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6130604-b31012070b0de7440b3795350c2fbade/orig.mp4?Expires=1771151744&Signature=ZI7QWOuhvb0~0zYHKQnd8avQgZ0NIMd1KUGVhVtwmuFZpqF4OAYlqe8s3Cu~y7vaq6uEPttOSrL4xxPlbYMUM~us5TCrpdeBcZ~fx6pzsQGhF-VIoVbBAhOBmCo67xrEmiJB-w-pQSp2RlaspiZ34gfrdVYWMCTbXA6D5KiUnIzPLfPdxYAq7PTmwr1dYMPVhUbI1vZRCrIaaBmZPK8tEoZrJS4LohNMDtyuIMtCrrL-0oEPHfTu~Y3P-3jmDoqRuqGf9QHx0tzL7x3y6F2vyadarexr2xxcZmFsSfKRTRvixFQhsEjAlT5LBbTaeDc14bFPeuA0ld9zC~-bCmSFNQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Planning and Zoning Commission on June 9 approved a preliminary plat for 803 Fairview Drive that removes a small overlapping wedge of land from Lot 15A, correcting a decades‑old survey error.

Sarah (staff member) said the overlap was discovered when owners prepared to sell, and that the Board of Adjustment approved a minor lot-size variance to permit the corrected configuration to meet zoning requirements. \"This lot...when they went to sell their property, they found out that historically there's been an overlap of these properties,\" she said, describing the change as a small red wedge taken from Lot 15A so the plat will be \"clean.\"

Mark Frankenberg, speaking as the plat preparer with Downtown Washington, traced the problem to original surveys in the 1960s and noted the overlap persisted through subsequent developments and surveys. \"What happened here, this started back in the sixties when Koch's was done...there was an overlap of about 6 feet. Nobody addressed it,\" he said, and asked the commission to approve the cleanup so the affected homeowner can sell.

Commissioners moved and seconded a motion to approve the preliminary plat; the meeting record shows the motion passed with no opposition recorded.

Staff said the approval will allow the owner to proceed toward sale and that similar cleanup requests from nearby properties may follow.","The commission approved a preliminary plat that corrects a historical property overlap at 803 Fairview Drive after the Board of Adjustment granted a lot-size variance; staff and the plat preparer said the change cleans up an old survey error.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6130609,"Commission approves preliminary plat and rezoning for 509–511 W. Second St. to enable 0‑lot‑line development",232,364000,596000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5736745-2771698e54c76c78c56c595fe725ead7&start=364&end=596","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5736745-2771698e54c76c78c56c595fe725ead7/thumbnail_364000.jpg","/articles/6130609/Washington/Franklin-County/Missouri/Commission-approves-preliminary-plat-and-rezoning-for-509511-W-Second-St-to-enable-0lotline-development","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6130609-d325d94cca0efe75c845508b57a6219d/orig.mp4?Expires=1771151744&Signature=ijiO6q0w0BQ19W13LAypxaFycPFmY5OQpSbwN7GjHH1PhaujMKrLWQad4OAmqkik~u7x~0lI6ExTJSKB90FmsUDlMXXqj5je0Fr4AgucVGLKMG3ChZrTaebLZtq2yj~6hl3PHOy9wWDJyFzqJ2SMXkJZlOyZzAXd78MEulyNidwFv16OnZKqBL5CbfcLFH7X5-fr6KBUE5OAutwoE2D8xCIh9JhwHd5nt6xbtbCTGXPy6PljBygfU6sr1bI4RLaVXU1wJzfeN0QbooYfS6os9xvXknrI~ATs~GILxr6xdkQghHcrOuQvLIb3RPB3VO4q4BHqm33jKWiel-YX08C0vQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Planning and Zoning Commission on June 9 approved a preliminary plat and a rezoning for 509 and 511 West Second Street that will allow a 0 lot line configuration and straighten an irregular lot line.

Sarah (staff member) explained the two items together, saying the site is currently in an R-2 overlay that can accommodate two-family structures but that a 0 lot line development requires R-1C zoning. \"The current zoning district is the R-2 overlay, and that's fine for 2 family. But to do the 0 lot line, it needs to be R-1C,\" she said, noting adjacent properties to the north are already R-1C.

Sarah said the subdivision had been intended to form a condo association that never materialized, complicating the sale of half-lots under R-2 rules and increasing insurance and lending costs. She told the commission the Board of Adjustment had approved a lot-size variance for one of the lots (511) that reduces a small shortfall — she described it as about 163 square feet — and that the preliminary plat and rezoning would \"clean this up\" for the property owners. The plat will include a note regarding shared water and sewer responsibilities if the properties share a sewer line.

Mark Crankenberg, identifying himself as with Downtown Washington, said his firm prepared the plat and asked the commission for approval. \"We do have the note on there if you look at note number 4 about the water and sewer. So we're just asking for approval here,\" he said, and added that insurance rates and loan terms improve with the change.

A board member stated a need to abstain from one of the votes; the transcript records that abstention but does not attach a name. The commission voted to approve the preliminary plat and then the rezoning; the chair called the votes \"Aye\" and recorded the motions as moved.

With the approvals, staff said the applicants can proceed toward final platting and any required administrative steps to record the lot configuration and zoning change.","The commission approved a preliminary plat and rezoning for 509 and 511 West Second Street, changing the zoning to R-1C to permit a 0 lot line arrangement after the Board of Adjustment granted a lot-size variance.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":91,"_47":104,"_49":105,"_51":106,"_53":107,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":108,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":109,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6130614,"Planning and Zoning Commission approves special use to convert 902 Missouri Ave. to long-term rental",284,80000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5736745-2771698e54c76c78c56c595fe725ead7&start=80&end=364","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5736745-2771698e54c76c78c56c595fe725ead7/thumbnail_80000.jpg","/articles/6130614/Washington/Franklin-County/Missouri/Planning-and-Zoning-Commission-approves-special-use-to-convert-902-Missouri-Ave-to-long-term-rental","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6130614-cc96efbe68fd73fb0d76455d5ecb3551/orig.mp4?Expires=1771151744&Signature=dZZr7NgA81ys0x0FLUe2b9nmkQOvu0RSnV67Ot69ltcxLwLNRsg7iYjvJthUU2W6apVI0VrENf~XCgZWYpcrdkx6ChUNvJuETW2P1~bRPA-CI8AbPAnKKIth3kZK-EE0ShNJhpSqM2pqHfwCEsHSH-5fdEK6BroiliJUJqaGhOZUqLHQ7taOUbPXdChN0a0JRx3HZNBmpKVdSk1wn7iLk6JEGfgI9SnrPOzr-caiu8M7phvMrDORTgy8uVSJ4SefsTsq6lMhUiFNpu4pimYvvfoITqpoqsNif2-9-ZvLEwlT~nX2SR22oZIb5h-D~24Dsfj-mfeIfFexDDzFo-UtDg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Planning and Zoning Commission on June 9 approved a special-use permit allowing the property at 902 Missouri Avenue to convert from a short-term rental to a long-term residential rental.

Sarah (staff member) told the commission the property sits in a C-1 commercial district where short-term rentals are allowed by right but long-term residential use is permitted if the building meets specific requirements. \"The building has to be older than 50 years. It has to have or previously been used as a residential structure,\" she said, adding that her review showed the building is more than 50 years old and had been used as a residence.

The staff presentation said the corridor is zoned C-1, with R-1B single-family districts to the east and west; staff characterized the surrounding area as historically residential that has shifted toward mixed uses. Sarah said the site has five parking spaces and that, based on the commission's records, there have been no issues with the property's prior short-term rental use. \"Long term use would have, in my mind, less of an impact because you don't have, like, large, groups of people coming to this property,\" she said.

Applicant Edward Schmell, identified in the agenda as the property owner, told the commission he bought the property about three years earlier and that it had been in poor condition before a recent rehabilitation. \"We thought this would be a great, short term rental, you know, property...some other things didn't work out. So it...has really been sitting vacant and not performing at all. So we thought, well, let's just see if we can lease it out,\" Schmell said. He described the house as a single-unit, four-bedroom, four-bath structure that he said is now fully rehabilitated.

Commission members asked whether the unit is single-family or multifamily and whether the applicant planned additional improvements; Schmell said it is one unit and that no further work was planned. After public and board questions, a motion to approve the special-use permit was made and seconded; commissioners voted in favor and the motion passed.

The commission noted that special-use conditions can be revisited if the property generates problems in the future. The permit transfers zoning permission for long-term residential use under the conditions described by staff and recorded by the commission.","The commission approved a special-use permit allowing the property at 902 Missouri Avenue to change from a short-term rental to a long-term residential rental after staff said the building meets local zoning criteria for long-term use in a C-1 district.","actionData","errors"]

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Planner announces departure; staff brief commission on street‑connectivity and C‑zone code revisions

Commission approves minor boundary correction at 803 Fairview Drive

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