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Neighbors oppose 112-unit rezoning at 2100 Hard Road; commission declines to recommend to City Council
Summary
After extensive public testimony raising traffic, safety, tree‑canopy and tax‑abatement concerns, the Columbus Development Commission voted 5–2 not to forward the rezoning request for 2100 Hard Road (Z25‑044) to City Council with a recommendation.
The Columbus Development Commission on Jan. 8 heard more than an hour of public testimony before deciding not to recommend a proposed rezoning that would allow a 112‑unit apartment complex at 2100 Hard Road.
Residents, neighborhood groups and civic associations told the commission the 5‑acre property is too small for the height and density proposed. John Best, a past president of the Far Northwest Coalition, said the plan’s three‑story buildings would be “very intrusive next to those single family residents” and warned of traffic and wetland concerns. “This is gonna create even more pressures…
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