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Council tables straight rezoning request for Ash Street extension to allow applicant more time; commission recommended approval
Summary
A straight rezoning request to reclassify a parcel on East Ash Street from Neighborhood Business to General Business was tabled to the council's June 16 meeting after extended discussion about the merits of straight GB versus conditional zoning and whether the council should retain more control over future uses.
Goldsboro City Council on May 19 reopened public comment and then tabled a straight rezoning application (RZO 225, Lewis B. Jones) that seeks to change a parcel on East Ash Street extension from Neighborhood Business to General Business. Council chose to table the request to the June 16 meeting to allow the applicant time to consider options and to give council members additional time to review the implications of a straight GB rezoning.
What was requested: The applicant asked to rezone a roughly 41,382-square-foot tract along East Ash Street extension from Neighborhood Business (NB) to General Business (GB). Planning staff noted the General…
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