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Council approves rezoning at 486 Main Street with limits on truck parking and landscaping buffers

5708875 · September 3, 2025
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Summary

The council rezoned the frontage parcel at 486 Main Street to general commercial, denied rezoning of two rear parcels, and added conditions including truck-parking limits (up to five box trucks, no more than 48 consecutive hours) and required buffering.

The Forest Park Mayor and Council on Sept. 2 approved a rezoning request affecting three parcels near the corner of Main Street and Burkes Road in Ward 2, allowing conversion of the primary parcel on Main Street to General Commercial (GC) while keeping two rear parcels residential.

Planning staff presented the petition and said the Planning Commission recommended approval with conditions to limit uses, require site-plan review, mandate buffers and prohibit truck parking on portions of the property that abut residences. The applicant, property owner Ritza Hernandez, told…

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