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Council Approves Rezoning at 1037 West Colfax Over Neighborhood Objections
Summary
The Common Council passed substitute bill 32-25 to rezone 1037 West Colfax Avenue to permit professional office use; the vote was 8-1 after discussion of 23 written commitments and neighborhood concerns about spot zoning and enforceability.
The South Bend Common Council voted 8-1 to approve substitute bill 32-25 to rezone 1037 West Colfax Avenue to allow professional office uses, after a committee and public hearing that included written commitments from the petitioner and vocal neighborhood opposition.
Margaret Reed, representing My Property LLC, told the council the vacant house on Colfax has been unoccupied for more than four years, suffered break-ins and water damage, and that she intends to renovate the structure for small professional offices such as law or mediation firms…
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