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Rockford council rejects 180-unit planned unit development on Finsham Drive after debate over services and neighborhood impact
Summary
A planned unit development proposing 180 residential units on Finsham Drive failed on a 5-9 vote after council members and the fire chief raised concerns about emergency response and neighborhood impacts.
The Rockford City Council voted 9-5 on Sept. 2 to deny a zoning action that would have approved a planned unit development (PUD) proposing 180 residential units on multiple parcels along Finsham Drive and nearby streets. The project was proposed by William Charles Real Estate Development LLC and was presented to the council on a recommendation from the Zoning Board of Appeals.
The measure would have sustained the Zoning Board of Appeals approval for a PUD containing 68 single-story duplexes, 62 two-story duplexes and 52 two-story four-unit buildings (total 180 units) in a C-2 limited commercial zoning district at addresses on Finsham Drive, Whitechapel Lane, Mill Road and Highgrove Place. The item had been laid over from…
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