Highwood council approves zoning amendments and a seven-unit planned development at 118 South Central Ave

The Highwood City Council on Nov. 18 approved amendments to parts of the city's zoning ordinance and granted a special-use permit and preliminary-planned-unit-development approval for a project at 118 South Central Avenue.

During consideration of item 11.4, council members approved ordinance language related to rezoning certain properties, including references in the transcript to conversions between single-family and restricted multifamily districts and minimum lot-size language. The motion passed on roll call with all members voting in favor.

For item 11.5 the council reviewed a special-use permit and preliminary plan for a planned unit development at 118 South Central Avenue. The applicant was addressed in the record as "John." Council members asked about project details; when asked how many units the project would include, participants in the meeting said the development would have seven units. The presiding officer commented, "We need housing," and the council approved the permit and preliminary plan on a unanimous roll-call vote.

Council members congratulated the applicant in the meeting record and asked informal questions about timing; the transcript records the applicant responding informally about next steps, but no firm groundbreaking date was included in the record.

The ordinances and permit were approved at the meeting; the council did not identify additional public hearings or outstanding approvals during this session.