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Plan commissioners recommend against rezoning McGalliard parcel proposed for autism therapy center
Summary
Muncie Metropolitan Plan Commission voted 7-0 to give an unfavorable recommendation to a request to rezone several parcels along West McGalliard Road from R-3 to BC for a proposed autism therapy center; the recommendation will be forwarded to City Council for final action on Sept. 8.
MUNCIE, Ind. — The Muncie Metropolitan Plan Commission voted unanimously Monday to recommend against rezoning roughly two acres near West McGalliard Road from R-3 (residence) to BC (community business) after residents raised traffic, safety and precedent concerns about a proposed autism therapy center.
The commission’s unfavorable recommendation will be forwarded to Muncie City Council, which is scheduled to hear the case Sept. 8 at 7 p.m. at City Hall.
The rezoning request, filed by Bradburn Realty LP and presented by attorney David Karnes, would change the zoning for parcels described in the application on West McGalliard Road and North Winston Drive. Karnes told the commission the buyers, developer Southtree Commercial Development, plan a therapy clinic and that a 2006 recorded agreement showed more than 80 nearby property owners had signed a consent-and-escrow agreement stating they would not oppose rezoning at that time.
Karnes said the consent-and-escrow was recorded with the Delaware County recorder and that owners who signed had been…
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