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Council pauses several Westside rezoning requests after debate over spot‑zoning and resident rights
Summary
Developer DFA LLC (owner Don Ahern) sought multiple rezonings and variances across a roughly 50‑acre Westside area; council members raised spot‑zoning concerns and the need to resolve ownership of two occupied parcels. Several items were withdrawn without prejudice or remanded for further work after public debate.
Applicants representing DFA LLC and Champion Resource Group requested a series of rezonings and variances for parcels in the historic Westside neighborhood during the Nov. 19 meeting. The proposals were intended to consolidate scattered parcels to C2 (general commercial) to enable a larger redevelopment strategy; the applicant said the goal is to assemble about 50 acres for multimodal commercial and training uses.
Council and staff questioned whether…
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