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Hammond Planning Commission forwards rezoning of River North parcels to City Council after resident concerns
Summary
The Hammond Planning Commission voted 9-0 to forward a petition to rezone property in the River North subarea from C-1 to C-4 and adopted the staff report as a preliminary finding; a nearby resident raised concerns about light, noise, privacy and demolition controls during the public hearing.
The Hammond Planning Commission on May 19 voted 9-0 to forward a petition from the Board of Public Works and Safety to reclassify property in the River North subarea from C‑1 (local commercial) to C‑4 (general commercial) and adopted the staff report as a preliminary finding of fact.
The rezoning petition covers city‑owned parcels south of the Borman Expressway west of Calumet Avenue — a site previously occupied by the Indiana Botanical Gardens and known locally as the “haunted house” site — and is intended to prepare the parcels for an upcoming request for proposals (RFP) under the Gateway Redevelopment Area’s River North subarea expansion plan.
The change to C‑4 zoning would make the parcels eligible for the full set of permitted and conditional uses allowed in the C‑4 district; staff…
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