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Third and Grant Commerce Center PUD rejected by zoning board; council to retake item after heavy public comment
Summary
The Gary Common Council on March 27 reviewed CPO 2025-17, a proposed PUD called the 20 Third and Grant Commerce Center, which the Board of Zoning Appeals had unanimously rejected; council members moved to retake the item in committee after technical problems and extended public comment.
The Gary Common Council on March 27 took up CPO 2025-17, a petition to amend the city’s zoning code (Title 15, Land Use, Chapter 123) to establish a planned unit development for a project called the 20 Third and Grant Commerce Center. City counsel reported the petition had been unanimously rejected by the Board of Zoning Appeals.
Steve Jenkins summarized the BZA’s reasoning: the requested uses were "uncharacteristic of a residential neighborhood or the small business commercial corridor of Grant Street," and the board found the requested uses would have a detrimental influence on the surrounding single-family residential area and small business corridor. Jenkins noted the site is roughly 0.5 miles from the I‑80/94 interchange and expressed the BZA’s concern that permitting the requested uses could lead to a…
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