Planning commission denies Empower Her shared‑housing application, finding use prohibited in R‑4
Dec 16, 2025
Commission denied a conditional‑use application for a four‑bedroom shared‑housing operation (Empower Her Living Solutions) at 1328 Woodlawn Ave., concluding the proposal functions as a prohibited rooming/rooming‑house under the R‑4 zoning rules despite applicants’ assertion that it is a private shared rental.
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The Middletown Planning Commission voted on Dec. 10 to deny a conditional‑use application for a four‑bedroom shared‑housing operation at 1328 Woodlawn Ave., after staff and commissioners concluded the proposed use more closely matched the city’s definition of a prohibited rooming/rooming house than a permitted transitional housing use.
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