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Committee reviews special-use revisions for Colfax Street auto business, adds fence and vehicle limits

5442343 · June 12, 2025
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Members of the Gary Common Council Planning and Development Committee reviewed a revised special-use request for 2557 Colfax Street that would allow mechanical and auto body work if the petitioner installs a privacy fence and limits inoperable vehicles to 10 on site; councilmembers asked for photos and tax documentation ahead of final approval.

At a meeting of the Gary Common Council Planning and Development Committee, council members reviewed a revised special-use application for property at 2557 Colfax Street that would allow mechanical and auto body work while adding two conditions: installation of a privacy fence facing Colfax Street and a limit of no more than 10 inoperable vehicles on the premises at any time.

Attorney Molina told the committee that the petitioner had addressed concerns raised at an earlier meeting and that the revised ordinance included the two conditions. "He cleaned it up very nicely," Attorney Molina said,…

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