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Planning commission rezones 723 S. Kansas from R-1 to R-2 to allow duplex
Summary
The commission approved a zoning amendment changing 723 South Kansas from R‑1 to R‑2 after staff review and a public hearing; the applicant said the church-owned site will be cleared and a duplex constructed, and staff noted sewer extension would be required.
The Newton Planning Commission on March 3 approved a zoning amendment that changes the property at 723 South Kansas from R‑1 to R‑2, a lower-density multifamily designation that would allow duplex development.
Dan Harter spoke to the commission as the applicant’s representative on behalf of the Church of God of the Firstborn, which owns the site. Harter said the existing structures on the site would be removed to maximize buildable area given nearby floodplain constraints and…
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