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Residents raise neighborhood character and private covenant concerns as comp plan hearings continue
Summary
Several residents asked the Planning Commission to protect neighborhood character and clarify how zoning changes would affect small neighborhoods; others asked the city to help address private covenants and HOA restrictions that can block the housing types the plan encourages.
Multiple neighbors at the Aug. 27 public hearing said they support more housing overall but are worried about how zoning changes could alter small, established neighborhoods.
Mary Stahl, who lives on Dakota Street, told commissioners a nearby property owner sought approval for a triplex and said that scale would be “completely out of character for the neighborhood.” Stan Schimkus and other neighbors described overgrown lots and fire-risk concerns on adjacent…
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