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Council approves rezoning at 1009 Mooney Avenue over planning commission recommendation
Summary
The Hammond City Council voted to rezone 1009 Mooney Avenue from RS-3 to RM-3 despite a 2–1 planning and zoning commission recommendation to deny, with the council recording three ayes, one no and one abstention.
The Hammond City Council voted Tuesday to rezone 1009 Mooney Avenue from RS-3 (single-family residential) to RM-3 (multi-family residential), moving forward with the applicant’s request despite a split recommendation against the change from the Planning and Zoning Commission.
The planning staff told the council the commission recommended denial by a 2–1 vote, citing that the change would amount to spot zoning because the parcel is surrounded largely by RS-3 zoning. Council members and members of the public discussed neighboring zoning before the vote.
Tracy Wells, a resident who addressed the council…
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