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City Council approves four rezonings to regularize nonconforming homes
Summary
Longview City Council on Feb. 13 approved four city-initiated and developer-filed rezoning requests to change several parcels from commercial or multifamily categories to single- and two-family designations, a move city staff said will bring existing homes into compliance and simplify future permitting and sales.
The Longview City Council on Feb. 13 voted to approve four rezoning requests affecting multiple neighborhoods so existing single-family and two-family homes would no longer be designated ‘‘nonconforming.’’ Mayor Isiahara presided over public hearings and votes on the items.
City staff, represented by Michael Shirley of Development Services, told the council the measures were largely administrative and intended to align zoning districts with existing uses. ‘‘This first item is a city-initiated rezoning request for property south of Sabine Street and east of West Loop 281 from multifamily 3 and agriculture and light industrial zoning to 2-family zoning district,’’ Shirley said, noting similar proposals for other corridors where prior redevelopment plans did not…
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