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Council rejects override of mayor's veto for expanded conditional use at 806 Mooney Avenue
Summary
After heated debate and public comments about spot zoning and neighborhood character, the Hammond City Council failed to override Mayor Panopeto's veto of an ordinance that would have granted an expanded conditional use allowing Sherry Brown Jackson to build a duplex at 806 Mooney Avenue.
The Hammond City Council on Tuesday declined to override Mayor Panopeto's veto of an ordinance that would have allowed Sherry Brown Jackson to construct a duplex at 806 Mooney Avenue through an expanded conditional use.
Council members and dozens of residents debated whether approving the conditional use amounted to spot zoning in a predominantly single-family RS-3 neighborhood. The motion to override the mayor's veto was seconded and then put to roll-call…
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