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Planning Commission recommends against rezoning vacant Tarane/West Grand River parcel
Summary
The Planning Commission voted unanimously to recommend City Council deny Ordinance 15-48, a rezoning request to change a 0.41-acre lot at Tarane and West Grand River from R1 (low-density single-family) to B2 (retail sales business). Neighbors opposed the rezoning, saying it would amount to commercial creep into an abutting residential area.
The East Lansing Planning Commission voted unanimously Wednesday to recommend that City Council deny Ordinance 15-48, a request to rezone a 0.41-acre vacant parcel at the northwest corner of Tarane and West Grand River from R1 (low-density single-family residential) to B2 (retail sales business).
Neighbors who addressed the commission urged denial, arguing the rezoning would expand retail uses closer to an established residential neighborhood. Diane Wing of the Chesterfield Hills Historic District told commissioners she remained opposed and characterized the proposal as "scope creep" and "commercial creep," saying the parcel is better…
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