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Commission sends contested East Park rezoning back to planning board after extensive public comment
Summary
Facing strong neighborhood opposition and procedural questions about the record, the commission returned a contested rezoning request for 300 N. 11th / 1020 Eleventh Street to the Manhattan Urban Area Planning Board for clearer, criteria-by-criteria findings; the referral passed 5–0 after an initial override attempt.
The Manhattan City Commission voted to return a contested rezoning request for 300 North 11th Street and 1020 Eleventh Street to the Manhattan Urban Area Planning Board (MUAPB) for reconsideration and more-specific findings. The motion passed unanimously (5–0) after commissioners heard extensive public comment and an attempted override failed to secure a supermajority.
City attorney Katie Jackson explained the quasi‑judicial process and reminded the commission of three statutory options: adopt the MUAPB denial (requiring a minimum of three votes), override and approve (supermajority), or return to the MUAPB…
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