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Area Plan Commission forwards three rezoning recommendations to county commissioners
Summary
The Area Plan Commission on Oct. 3 recommended county approval for three rezoning requests — 7925 Birch Park Drive and two parcels on North Saint Joseph Avenue — voting 10-0 on one petition and 9-0-1 on two others after staff presentations and applicant statements about buffers and fencing.
The Area Plan Commission of Evansville and Vanderburgh County on Thursday recommended that county commissioners approve three rezoning petitions affecting properties on Birch Park Drive and North Saint Joseph Avenue.
The commission approved a staff recommendation to downzone 7925 Birch Park Drive from M-2 (general industrial) to M-1 so the existing building can be used as a professional office; the chair announced the vote as 10 yes, 0 no, sending a recommendation for approval to the county commissioners.
Staff described the Birch Park Drive parcel’s zoning history and said the 2035 future land use map recommends commercial use for the site. Petitioner John Colbert identified himself for the record and had no substantive additions to the staff report.
The commission also…
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