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Commission approves land-use change and rezoning to allow eight townhomes behind downtown post office
Summary
The City of Newberry approved a small-scale future land-use amendment and companion rezoning for a 0.72-acre parcel behind the post office to allow attached single-family townhomes; staff and the applicant said the site’s size and stormwater constraints likely limit the project to about eight units.
The City of Newberry on Jan. 12 approved a small-scale future land-use amendment (ordinance 2025-84) and a companion rezoning (ordinance 2025-85) to enable housing development on a vacant 0.72-acre parcel at the southeast corner of NW 3rd Ave and NW 251st Street, behind the post office.
Jean Paul Perez, community development director, told the commission the change would move the property from residential low density (4 dwelling units per acre) to residential high density (20 dwelling units per acre) in the comprehensive plan and that the planning-and-zoning board had recommended adoption. Tara Howell, a senior planner with JB Pro representing the…
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