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Planning board backs land‑use change and trims parking requirement for Whittier Whisker cat café
Summary
The Planning & Zoning Board recommended a small‑scale land‑use amendment from residential low to commercial low intensity for 7 Old Mission Avenue and granted a two‑space parking variance (reducing required spaces from 9 to 7) for the proposed Whittier Whisker cat café, citing code ambiguity and nearby public parking.
The Planning & Zoning Board on Monday voted to recommend that the City Commission amend the Future Land Use Map for 7 Old Mission Avenue from residential‑low density to commercial‑low intensity, and separately granted a minor variance to reduce required off‑street parking from nine spaces to seven for a proposed Whittier Whisker cat café.
Attorney James Whitehouse, representing the applicant, told the board the property is already zoned commercial‑low and that the land‑use designation in the city map is an apparent legacy or…
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