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Staff seeks rezoning to remove split zoning near railroad; neighbors raise wetland and habitat concerns
Summary
City staff presented a rezoning that would convert a set of split-zoned parcels to uniform residential districts (R6 and R10). Planning & Zoning recommended approval; nearby residents said they were told adjacent woodland was protected wetland and expressed concern about housing near their backyards.
City staff presented a rezoning request to consolidate split zoning on several parcels near the railroad into uniform residential districts, principally R-6 and R-10. The Planning and Zoning Board recommended unanimous approval at its March 20 meeting, staff told the council.
The rezoning, staff said, would remove industrial remnants and eliminate split zoning on the subject properties so parcels would no longer contain multiple district designations. A staff presenter described the change as cleaning up a “split” situation: one parcel would revert to the existing nonresidential designation while the…
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