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Business owner warns proposed Main Street zoning change could remove street-level commercial space
Summary
At the council's audience-input period, a business owner criticized a proposed code change that would allow residential units at street level in the historic commercial zone, saying it would reduce already-limited commercial square footage and encourage conversions to short-term rentals.
A Coupeville business owner told the council during public comment that a proposed code change to allow residential uses at street level in the historic commercial zone would shrink the town's limited supply of commercial space and encourage conversions to short-term rentals.
Christian Chambers, owner of Aquagas, said he had repeatedly commented on the proposal and urged the…
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