TO: Mayor and City Council
FROM: Dustin Anderson, Director of Community Development
SUBJECT:
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Ordinance Approving a Variation of Use to Allow the Continuation of a Three-Unit Residence, an R-4 (Multi-Family Residential) Use, in the R-2 (Single-Family Residential) Zoning District, Located at 201 N. William Street (ZBA 2026-22)
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BACKGROUND:
The petitioner and property owner, Maria Garcia, is requesting a Variation of Use to allow the continuation of a three-unit residence within the R-2 (single-family residential) zoning district at 201 N. William Street. The petitioner purchased the property as a three-unit residence in May 2025. The property appears to have contained three units since at least 2008, and at least two units since it was constructed in the 1950s. At the time of purchase, Planning staff informed the petitioner that approval of a Variation of Use would be needed because there were no prior approvals on record to allow the three units within the R-2 district.
The property is currently enrolled in the Neighborhood Services Rental Inspection Program and has received a two-year rental certificate that expires in September 2027. Following the purchase of the property, the petitioner worked to resolve all existing rental inspection violations identified during an inspection performed for the previous owner. The petitioner had all violations abated as of November 2025; there are currently no outstanding rental inspection violations at the property. Neighborhood Services does not have concerns about the property remaining as a three-unit. If the Variation of Use is approved, the property will remain enrolled in the Rental Inspection Program.
The two-story residence contains one apartment and an attached two-car garage on the first floor, and two apartments on the second floor. The second-floor units are accessed by an interior staircase that leads to both entrances. The site contains the five required off-street parking spaces: the garage can...
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