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Staff proposes rezoning along Columbus/Lancaster corridor; commission discusses buffers and public outreach
Summary
Planning staff proposed rezoning changes along Lancaster/Columbus Road to reduce incompatible land‑use patterns, expand commercial zoning at key intersections and insert buffering residential zones between B‑3 corridors and single‑family areas.
City planning staff presented two maps showing current and proposed zoning for the Lancaster/Columbus Road corridor, recommending targeted changes to reduce existing incompatible uses, expand commercial zones near intersections and create buffers between business and single‑family neighborhoods.
Staff said the proposal grew from a request to allow leasing at the old fire station headquarters and reflected numerous existing nonconforming uses along the corridor. Proposed changes include expanding B‑2 zoning closer to the Second Street/Lancaster intersection, applying B‑3 along portions of the western side of Columbus Road, rezoning some parcels along Columbia to R‑3…
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