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Commission recommends rezoning of 623 and 645 Locust St. from M-3 to M-2 to allow mixed-use redevelopment
Summary
The planning commission voted to forward a rezoning request for 623 and 645 Locust Street from M-3 (Mixed Corridor) to M-2 (Mixed Large Neighborhood) to the city commission with a recommendation for approval; staff said M-2 better fits the applicant’s plan for a mixed-use building with ground-floor commercial and upper-floor residential.
The Lawrence-Douglas County Metropolitan Planning Commission voted Aug. 27 to forward a rezoning request for 623 and 645 Locust Street to the City Commission with a recommendation for approval. The request would change zoning for the combined 1.12‑acre site from M-3 (Mixed Corridor) to M-2 (Mixed Large Neighborhood) to support a mixed-use redevelopment with ground-floor commercial space and residential units above.
Planner Drew Bilby told commissioners the rezoning is needed because M-3 requires a higher proportion of nonresidential floor area (as described in the staff report) and the applicant’s plan proposes a lower nonresidential percentage. Bilby summarized the…
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