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Commission backs returning 452 property to multi‑family use, cites need for infill affordable housing
Summary
The Morgantown Planning Commission voted to forward a zoning map amendment (MAP 2588) for 452 — filed by Jacob Godfrey and Edgar Babylonia — to City Council with a recommendation of approval after staff said the request is consistent with the city’s Land Use Management Plan.
The Morgantown Planning Commission voted to forward a zoning map amendment (MAP 2588) for 452 — filed by Jacob Godfrey and Edgar Babylonia — to City Council with a recommendation of approval after staff said the request is consistent with the city’s Land Use Management Plan.
The request is significant to the neighborhood and the city because the applicant seeks to return an existing, pre‑existing nonconforming structure to its historic multi‑family use, which proponents said will add affordable infill housing near a school bus stop and repair a long‑vacant nuisance property.
Planning staff described the site and surrounding zoning, noting much of the neighborhood is zoned R1A…
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