The city’s planning staff has recommended approval – with some conditions – for rezoning 706 Aurora Ave. from R-1D (single-family residential) to B1 (business) to facilitate an expansion of Blue Door Smokehouse to enlarge the kitchen and improve the bathrooms.
The site on Aurora, until recently a small house, would become a driveway for traffic leaving Blue Door. Schilling Properties owns all of the property in question.
On Thursday, Feb. 6, two committees of the Planning Commission considered the development plan and rezoning request. Both committees – subdivision and zoning – recommended postponement rather than approval.
Members of the Mentelle Neighborhood Association voiced our concerns to both committees, and we think that made a difference.
We don’t know what postponement means, however, and are trying to find out.
The full Planning Commission could still hear the proposal and vote on it Feb. 27, according to a member of the planning staff.
A committee of neighbors is working on a longer presentation with visuals for Feb. 27. Individuals will be allowed to make brief comments as well at the public hearing. We also need letters from neighbors to the Planning Commission.
We’ll update as we learn more.
