An advisory panel (unnamed in the transcript) on Sept. 16 recommended rezoning the property at 1306 Smokehouse Road, Lot 3 of Oak Bay Subdivision, from R-1 (Single-Family Dwelling District) to R-2M (Manufactured Housing District).

The recommendation would allow one or more manufactured homes on the 1.879-acre parcel and was forwarded to the city council, which will make the final decision.

Margaret Little, who identified herself as living at 1306 Smokehouse Road, spoke at the public hearing and said she wants to place a mobile home on the lot so she can live near and care for aging parents. "They're getting on in years and neither one of them are in good health, so I want to live by them to make sure they're okay," Little said.

Panel members noted that the parcel sits amid properties zoned R-2M and described the rezoning as largely a housekeeping correction. One member said the zoning map shows R-2M around the lot and that it was unclear why this parcel remained R-1. Another member noted a recent survey of the property. The panel recorded no written objections: a member stated there were "no calls, no letters, no cards." The panel voted to recommend approval by voice vote; a member seconded the motion and members present responded "aye." The panel chair noted this is a recommendation only and that the city council makes the ultimate decision.

The panel indicated the council will hear the matter at its next meeting (the transcript places that meeting the following Tuesday). No formal conditions, permit details, or binding timelines were set by the panel during the session.

Next steps: the panel's recommendation will be transmitted to the city council for a final zoning decision. The transcript does not record any city-council action or a final effective date for rezoning.