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Commission approves rezoning of 1414 North Velar Phillips to C9GS for mixed‑use redevelopment

5596144 · August 18, 2025
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The City Plan Commission approved changing 1414 North Velar Phillips Avenue from Industrial Light (IL2) to Downtown Mixed Activity C9GS to allow a mixed‑use building with ground-floor commercial and upper‑story housing; staff noted required environmental remediation and a neighbor letter raising freight access concerns.

The commission on Aug. 18 approved rezoning 1414 North Velar Phillips Avenue from Industrial Light (IL2) to Downtown Mixed Activity (C9GS) to permit a mixed‑use development with ground‑floor commercial space and residential units above.

Kristen Connolly, DCD Planning, said the requested C9GS zoning is consistent with the downtown area plan and recent rezoning trends in the Haymarket District, and that the property owner (MNS Warehouse LLC) intends to redevelop the site. Connolly noted the applicant has been working with environmental staff and the Department of Natural Resources around contamination historically associated with past…

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