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Committee approves rezoning to allow 57‑unit senior affordable housing at 1600 W. Eighth St.
Summary
The Community Development and Urban Planning Committee voted to move an ordinance rezoning a parcel at 1600 West Eighth Street from R3 to R5A1 to permit the Vistas at St. Francis, a 57‑unit affordable senior housing development; the City Planning Commission recommended approval and the item moved out of committee by voice vote.
The Wilmington City Community Development and Urban Planning Committee on Feb. 13 voted to move an ordinance out of committee that would rezone a portion of the parcel at 1600 West Eighth Street from R3 (one‑family row houses) to R5A1 (low‑medium density apartment house), clearing the way for a 57‑unit affordable senior housing development to be built over an existing parking garage.
"This request . . . would allow the development of a 57 unit affordable senior housing facility on the site to be known as the Vistas of St. Francis," said Gwyneth Kaminski of the Department of Land Use and Planning. Kaminski said the rezoning is consistent with the West Side Future Land Use Map in the city's comprehensive development plan and would permit apartment…
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