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Land-use committee approves Beach Boulevard rezoning after applicant drops live-animal processing and panel caps meat-processing space
Summary
The Land Use & Zoning Committee approved a PUD rezoning for a Beach Boulevard shopping center after the applicant removed live-animal processing from the proposal and the committee added a condition limiting on-site meat-processing to 10,000 square feet; the measure passed after extensive public opposition and amendments.
The Land Use and Zoning Committee on Nov. 18 approved a planned-unit-development rezoning for a Beach Boulevard shopping center after the applicant withdrew a proposed live-animal processing component and the committee adopted a new condition limiting meat-processing on the site to no more than 10,000 square feet.
The committee voted to adopt a revised written description that removes live-animal processing from the PUD and, separately, approved an amendment capping meat-processing space at 10,000 square feet. Council members debated for hours over whether the application would "encroach" on adjacent residential areas and whether residents had supplied "substantial competent evidence" required by the quasi-judicial process.
Cindy Trimmer, the applicant's attorney, told the committee the team had "withdrawn the request for live animal processing" and submitted a…
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