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Planning Commission unanimously recommends RO1 rental restriction overlay for Harvard–Cowley to City Council
Summary
The East Lansing Planning Commission voted unanimously Jan. 14 to recommend City Council approve Ordinance 15‑55, establishing an RO1 rental restriction overlay in the Harvard–Cowley neighborhood; the overlay would prohibit issuance of new rental licenses within the delineated boundary and now advances to council for public hearing and decision.
The East Lansing Planning Commission voted unanimously Jan. 14 to recommend City Council adopt Ordinance 15 55, establishing an RO1 rental‑restriction overlay district in the Harvard–Cowley neighborhood.
Staff planner Landon Bartley told the commission the RO1 is the city’s most restrictive overlay and would bar issuance of any new rental housing licenses within the proposed boundary; he said the city currently has 21 active rental‑restriction overlays. Bartley said the overlay process begins with a neighbor petition that, once…
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