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Shorewood plan commission deadlocks 3-3 on rezoning request for 4449–4453 N. Oakland Ave.; forwards split recommendation to village board
Summary
Property owner sought rezoning from MX-1 (mixed-use storefront) to GX-1 (general residential/office) to allow first-floor office occupancy; plan commission recorded letters both supporting and opposing, heard public testimony, and voted 3–3, sending the item to the Village Board for an Oct. 6 public hearing.
The Shorewood Plan Commission was split 3–3 on a rezoning request for 4449–4453 N. Oakland Avenue on Tuesday and forwarded the matter to the Village Board with a split recommendation and a public hearing scheduled for Oct. 6.
The applicant, property owner Andy Burkholtz of Scottie Properties, asked the commission to rezone the parcel from MX-1 (mixed-use storefront) to GX-1 (general residential/office). Burkholtz said he sought the change so he could obtain occupancy for first-floor office space and operate his business there. "Whatever decision is made will be respected. Your opinions are valued," Burkholtz told the commission.
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