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Planning Commission approves rezoning of 501 Highland Street despite staff recommendation to deny
Summary
The commission voted to rezone 501 Highland Street from Commercial General (CG) to R7 after a lengthy discussion about the property’s small lot size and inconsistencies with the comprehensive growth plan; staff had recommended denial and advised amending the comprehensive plan as the proper remedy.
The Springfield Planning Commission voted to rezone 501 Highland Street from Commercial General (CG) to the high-density residential R7 district Thursday, approving the property owner's request despite a staff recommendation to deny the application as inconsistent with the adopted comprehensive growth plan.
The applicant's representative and the property owner, who spoke during the meeting, said the existing single-wide mobile home on the parcel should be replaced with a permanent single-family house to improve the neighborhood. Miss Durham,…
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