The Mapleton City Planning Commission recommended approval of a rezoning request to change approximately 9.5 acres from A2 to RA1, consistent with the city’s general plan. The recommendation will go to the city council for a final decision.

City staff presented the request and said the applicant owns about 14 acres just south of Maple Street; the northern 4.5 acres are already zoned RA2 and the southern roughly 9.5 acres are presently A2 (two‑acre minimum). Staff said the general plan designates the southern portion as low‑density residential (one‑acre lots) and that the rezoning request would make the zoning consistent with that designation. Staff noted the commission’s role is to recommend to the council.

The applicant, who spoke during the public hearing, said the family intends to build one one‑level home on Lot 17 so the owners can avoid stairs as they age; they said the rest of the land will remain in agricultural use “as long as my wife and I are alive” and that future discussions about further development would fall to their children. The applicant said they hope to begin construction in the spring.

Commissioners asked whether approval of the rezoning equals approval of a subdivision; staff clarified the commission is recommending the rezoning only. If the property owner later seeks to subdivide additional lots, separate subdivision applications and reviews will be required. There was no public comment opposing the rezoning during the hearing.

A commissioner moved to recommend the rezoning of the southern 9.5 acres from A2 to RA1; a second was recorded and the motion carried by voice vote. Staff said it supports the rezoning given the consistency with the general plan and the limited scope of the applicant’s immediate proposal (one new lot).

The commission’s action is a recommendation to the city council; the council will make a final zoning determination and would review any future subdivision applications.