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Development commission tables proposal for 24‑unit building at Lindora Drive after large resident turnout
Summary
Residents, the Greater Southeast Area Commission and neighborhood leaders urged commissioners to deny or rethink a 24‑unit, two‑story apartment proposal on Lindora Drive; the commission voted to table the rezoning request for revisions and additional neighborhood engagement.
Columbus Development Commission members on Jan. 9 tabled a rezoning application for 497 Lindora Drive (z24‑024) after more than a dozen neighborhood residents and Greater Southeast Area Commission leaders told the panel the two‑story, 24‑unit apartment building would clash with the neighborhood’s Eastland plan and reduce green space.
The vote followed nearly an hour of public comment, including residents who said the site has been vacant for decades and that the community had already planned a different future for the parcel. The applicant, represented by agent Dave Perry, said the site has been C‑4 commercial since 1963 and that the proposed two‑story, all one‑bedroom building is designed to respond to the neighborhood and Eastland planning objectives.
Why it matters: The Lindora Drive parcel sits inside a long‑established single‑family area and adjacent to Mayberry Park; neighbors and the Greater…
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