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Council approves two downzonings in second reading to encourage residential and neighborhood uses
Summary
Anderson City Council approved two second‑reading rezoning ordinances that downzone parcels from industrial to neighborhood commercial and multifamily residential classifications, with one recorded opposition on the Glen/Lehi item.
The Anderson City Council approved two second‑reading rezoning ordinances aimed at downzoning parcels from industrial designations to allow neighborhood commercial and residential uses.
On second reading the council approved Ordinance 25‑02 to rezone 1300 Glen (Lehi) Street from Heavy Industrial (HI) to Neighborhood Commercial (NC). Planning staff and the city attorney told council that the NC classification allows single‑family and multiple residential uses under an interpretation of the zoning code, and that any conversion from commercial to residential would still need to meet residential building codes. Maurice McKenzie, planning and development director, said the applicant intends…
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