The Hammond Common Council on June 23 approved Ordinance 25-12 on third and final reading, reclassifying certain lands commonly known as 600–170 Seventh Street and 626–170 Seventh Street from C1 to C4 zoning.

"I move, to pass 25 12 dash 12, from c 1 to c 4, in the zoning," Councilman Emerson said before the roll call. The clerk recorded the motion as carried with the official notation, "Let the record show the motion carries 7 to 0 with 2 absent." The ordinance sponsor was listed as Councilman Emerson and Councilman Spatelli.

The ordinance was presented as part of the council’s public hearings and final‑reading items; no extended debate or amendments were recorded during the meeting. A public hearing had been noticed as part of the agenda; one member of the public, Anthony Hicks (identified as a former Third District councilman), appeared during the public-hearing period but made no remarks in the transcript related to the rezoning specifics.

The council did not record additional implementation steps or funding tied to the rezoning during the meeting. The ordinance text on the agenda described the change as consistent with the city’s comprehensive land use plan and cited amendment of Ordinance No. 85-14, the municipal zoning plan.