Infill Residential Development

Infill residential development is generally new residential projects that fill in vacant or transitioning properties with new housing, often in the form of single-family homes, townhouses or small apartment/condo buildings.

The City’s current zone districts allow anything from single family detached to multifamily housing (apartments) and the exact type of residential is not determined at the time of zoning leading to uncertainty on what housing type will be constructed on properties. The additional residential zone districts would permit similar types of housing but would create more predictability on what housing type can be built on individual properties.

The additional residential zone districts intend to facilitate additional housing options within the City and by narrowing the types of housing allowed within each zone district, there is greater predictability on the size, scale and density of the new housing.

If approved, the infill residential zone districts would be an available option for an applicant to request a rezoning for their property. A rezoning application is required to meet all applicable approval criteria, including adherence to the land use vision found in Centennial NEXT. Rezoning applications require a community meeting and public hearing.

The City does not intend to proactively rezone existing residential properties in the City, including those under the Neighborhood Conservation zone district. The City will consider rezoning applications based on the City’s rezoning criteria.

Rezoning applications are required to conduct a community meeting, with adjacent property owners and Homeowners Associations (HOAs) notified. Rezonings require two public hearings, both following noticing procedures that include notice to adjacent property owners and HOAs.

Rezoning applications are reviewed by Staff to ensure compliance with Centennial NEXT, the City's comprehensive plan and all applicable approval criteria. Rezoning applications require two public hearings, with the Planning and Zoning Commission providing a recommendation to City Council, who is the final decision maker. Ultimately, the City is striving for new housing projects to fit within the context of the surrounding area.