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Neighbors press council to postpone Rosewood rezoning; developer promises rehabilitation
Summary
At the 2:00 p.m. zoning time‑certain, neighbors urged postponement of rezoning for the historic Rosewood School site and sought enforceable restrictive covenants and historic protections; applicant Topo and city staff read commitments into the record and council adopted conditional overlays on related zoning items.
Residents and neighborhood associations spoke at length at the council’s 2:00 p.m. zoning session about a rezoning and neighborhood plan amendment affecting the historic Rosewood School and surrounding Homewood Heights area. Many speakers urged postponement of Items 74 and 75 to allow more community engagement and to secure enforceable protections for the historic structure and neighborhood.
Speakers representing Homewood Heights and nearby neighborhoods described concerns about a proposed shift to commercial service (CS) zoning for parts of the property, potential traffic and noise impacts, and the absence of binding commitments from the applicant. Multiple commenters requested a restrictive covenant and urged the…
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