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Commission splits on East Side plan amendments; adopts zoning commission’s recommendations with exclusions
Summary
After hours of public comment and testimony about long-running industrial encroachment and health concerns, the planning commission rejected staff’s recommendation, then approved the zoning commission’s proposed amendments to the East Side community plan with specific property exceptions.
The planning commission considered extensive amendments to the East Side community plan and accompanying zoning-map changes (cases referenced in the record as PA-2025-01160045/0054/0045). The item drew sustained public comment — residents, business owners and neighborhood leaders gave more than an hour of testimony — and the commission ultimately rejected staff’s recommendation before adopting the zoning commission’s recommendations with targeted exceptions.
Ashley Mills, a planner, introduced the package of proposed plan amendments and a list of zoning changes affecting dozens of parcels, describing a mix of land-use conversions among light industrial, community commercial and other categories. Mills told the commission that about 450 notices were mailed and that roughly…
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