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Council approves first reading to rezone 818½ North Avenue after city staff describes split lot history

2801714 · March 27, 2025
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The Norwalk City Council on March 27 approved the first reading of an ordinance to rezone 818 and a Half North Avenue from C‑4 Founders (commercial) to RF Founders (residential) after staff said the lot had been split decades ago and the owner needs residential zoning to obtain financing.

The Norwalk City Council on Thursday approved the first reading of an ordinance to amend the official zoning map and rezone 818 and a Half North Avenue from C‑4 Founders (commercial) to RF Founders (residential).

City staff told the council the parcel appears to have been split in the 1950s and that part of an existing house lies in the commercial zone, which is complicating the owner's efforts to sell or refinance. “Basically, what this is is this is a lot that was somehow subdivided into two different lots… the north part of that lot is in the C‑4 zoning…

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