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Neighbors ask council to delay rezoning of commuter lot tied to proposed Jewish community center
Summary
Public commenters urged the Summerville Town Council to withhold rezoning and to consider an MOU tying rezoning to the start of construction after staff reported a sale under contract to a Jewish community center; neighbors cited flooding, traffic and the risk of resale under neighborhood-incompatible zoning.
Neighbors of a commuter parking lot at Sixth and South Gum Street urged the Summerville Town Council during public comment to reconsider a proposed rezoning and to require protections if the town proceeds with a sale.
Peter Gorman, speaking for about 70 neighbors in the historic district, said staff analysis notes the lot is under contract for a Jewish community center but that the neighborhood disagrees with the staff’s zoning and proximity findings. “The nearest MX zoning is 5 blocks away, not just a few blocks away as your staff support states,” Gorman said. He warned that about half the…
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