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Planning committee recommends rezoning 300 West Front to downtown commercial to allow proposed distillery

Findlay City Planning & Zoning Committee · November 13, 2025
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Summary

The Findlay City Planning & Zoning Committee voted to recommend that City Council rezone 300 West Front Street from R‑3 to C‑3 to allow a proposed boutique distillery and related commercial uses; members endorsed the project’s reuse potential while flagging neighborhood impacts, parking and the need for conditional-use review.

The Findlay City Planning & Zoning Committee voted to recommend that City Council rezone 300 West Front Street from R‑3 (small‑lot residential) to C‑3 (Downtown Business District) to allow a prospective buyer to convert a long‑vacant building into a boutique distillery with on‑site sales and distribution.

City planning staff told the committee the parcel, at the intersection with Southwest Street, is designated in the City of Findlay land use plan for single‑family small‑lot use and is not located in a 100‑year floodplain. The building has housed a funeral home and later offices and small apartments but has been largely vacant for…

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