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Neighbors oppose rezoning for Dusty’s Outdoor Media at 1219 East Brooklyn Ave; council delays decision
Summary
Residents urged the City Council to deny a rezoning request that would convert a 0.72-acre parcel at 1219 East Brooklyn Ave to commercial, citing spot-zoning risks, traffic and quality-of-life concerns. The council paused action and asked staff to provide the planning commission's written recommendation before further consideration.
City of Effingham officials heard sharp opposition to a request to rezone a 0.72-acre tract at 1219 East Brooklyn Avenue from a non-urban designation to B-2 general commercial.
At a public discussion of Ordinance No. 77-2025, several neighbors said the single parcel's commercial conversion would amount to spot zoning and harm the character and safety of adjacent residential areas. Jared Apke, who identified himself as a neighboring landowner, urged the council to deny the petition and laid out state legal standards he said…
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