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Council approves special exception to split 1‑acre lot at 6500 Gladiola despite neighborhood protest
Summary
Council voted 5–1 to permit a property at 6500 Gladiola Avenue to be split into two half‑acre lots, prompting objections from neighborhood residents who cited private easements, traffic and loss of neighborhood character.
The Midland City Council voted 5–1 on Oct. 28 to grant a special exception allowing the division of a one‑acre lot at 6500 Gladiola Avenue into two half‑acre lots, a move residents called contrary to the subdivision’s original design.
Planning staff described the request as a special‑exception petition to reduce the minimum lot area from one acre to two half‑acre parcels. Staff reported four written objections from neighbors within the 200‑foot notification radius and said there are several existing lots in the neighborhood already smaller than one acre. The planning analyst recommended…
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