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Council rezones Sales Boulevard property to neighborhood office after neighbors raise safety, hours concerns

5916604 · October 9, 2025
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Summary

After public opposition and council debate, Abilene City Council approved rezoning 1365 Sales Boulevard to neighborhood office zoning to allow limited by-right professional-office use with hours restricted to 6 a.m.–11 p.m.; mixed-use zoning was rejected.

The Abilene City Council voted to rezone 1365 Sales Boulevard to neighborhood office zoning after public testimony raised safety, parking and late-hours concerns tied to a proposed mixed-use designation.

Tim Littlejohn, director of planning and development services, presented the zoning case (2025‑27). The applicant, Eric Lunsford, requested mixed-use zoning to permit conversion of part of a residence to a professional office. Littlejohn said mixed-use would allow the proposed use but impose no hours-of-operation limits; neighborhood office…

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