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Commission recommends Riverbend mixed‑use rezoning, 7–1; conveys historic office building to city as school mitigation
Summary
The commission recommended approval of RZN2025‑00004, a substantial mixed‑use rezoning affecting about 72 acres that would allow up to 497 residential units (168 age‑restricted) and commercial uses; the applicant pledged conveyance of a historic office building to the city in lieu of school cash contributions. Vote was 7–1.
On Oct. 21 the Suffolk Planning Commission recommended approval of a complex mixed‑use rezoning, RZN2025‑00004 (Riverbend), which would rezone about 72 acres along North Main Street to allow up to 497 residential units (including 168 age‑restricted units) and commercial uses under a combination of RU‑18 conditional and retained B‑2/MUD areas. The motion passed 7–1 and will go to City Council on Nov. 19 with the commission’s recommendation.
Planner Gonzalo Borg summarized the application and noted the site’s existing B‑2 commercial zoning could be developed…
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