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Planning commission approves several rezoning requests and plats; James Drive rezoning draws neighborhood objections
Summary
The Kokomo City Planning Commission approved multiple rezoning requests and subdivision plats at its March meeting, including contested rezoning for a drive‑through convenience store at 501 James Drive that passed 5–3.
The Kokomo City Planning Commission approved a bundle of zoning and subdivision items at its March 2025 meeting, forwarding several rezoning requests to the Kokomo Common Council and granting final plat approvals for two subdivisions.
The commission voted to recommend approval of rezoning at 321 East Taylor (Delray Investments LLC) from OC (office commercial) to R‑5 (high density urban residential) and to recommend approval of rezoning at 706 West Jefferson (Kokomo Market LLC / Youssef Joseph Yildiz) from R‑3 (medium density residential) to NC (neighborhood commercial) to allow a local butcher shop. Both items were presented by staff as consistent with the City of Kokomo comprehensive plan and the commission approved them by voice vote.
A contested rezoning request at 501 James Drive (LFN95 LLC) to change from R‑3 to C‑1 (small‑to‑medium scale general commercial) to permit a drive‑through convenience store prompted the most public turnout. Engineering consultant Tory Trift and residents testified about the site’s history and technical…
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