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Neighbors urge Planning Board to deny rezoning request for 1253 A1A; board votes not to recommend
Summary
Residents told the Planning and Advisory Board that changing 1253 A1A from RM-3 to commercial would worsen pedestrian safety, parking and set an undesirable precedent; the board voted to not recommend the zoning and comprehensive-plan change, leaving the current residential designation in place.
The Planning and Advisory Board heard public opposition and voted to not recommend reclassifying 1253 Highway A1A from residential mixed-use (RM-3) to commercial.
City staff, addressed as Carl by the chair, said the parcel has functioned as a small commercial use for years but that the planner could not verify when the use began. "1253 Highway A1A has been commercial use for years and years and years," Carl said in describing the applicant’s request to align the comp plan and zoning with current use.
Neighbors who spoke at the meeting urged the board to preserve the area's single-family character and warned of safety and parking impacts if the designation were changed. "This access…
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