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Bowling Green council approves rezoning for 416 West Wooster after divided vote
Summary
The Bowling Green City Council voted 5-2 to adopt Ordinance 9,260, rezoning 416 West Wooster to allow a two-unit use. Supporters said it will preserve and reuse a long-vacant historic building; opponents said it amounts to spot zoning that undermines the 2023 zoning overhaul.
The Bowling Green City Council on a 5-2 roll-call vote adopted Ordinance 9,260 to rezone 416 West Wooster and allow conversion to a two-unit dwelling, after more than an hour of public comment and council debate.
The rezoning drew divided public response and council discussion over neighborhood character, historic preservation and the city's recent zoning code overhaul. The ordinance passed with council members Hollenbach, Musgrave, Phipps, Dennis and Harold voting yes; O'Dorisio and Robinette voted no.
Supporters, including resident and attorney Tom Botsberger and longtime resident Sean Brennan, told council the change would return a building vacant for decades to productive use while…
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