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Council sends R-5 to C-1 rezoning request back to planning commission after neighbors oppose car-wash plan
Summary
A proposal to rezone a Northwest Twentieth/Lorraine corner from high-density residential (R-5) to commercial (C-1)—originally tied to a proposed car wash—was returned to the Planning Commission for additional review and consideration of a protective overlay after neighbors registered strong opposition.
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — The Hutchinson City Council on Sept. 2 returned to the Planning Commission a request to rezone a corner at Northwest 20th Street and Lorraine from R-5 (high-density residential) to C-1 (office/commercial), after neighbors and a planning commission majority opposed the change when the likely use was a self-service car wash.
Case background: Property owner Keith Frederick applied to rezone a parcel on the northwest corner of 20th and Lorraine. The Planning Commission originally recommended denial and again denied the proposal after a second…
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