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Keene council approves narrow-lot rezoning after heated debate over notice and lot design
Summary
After more than two hours of public hearings and council debate, Keene approved rezoning of a 9.27-acre tract from agriculture to single-family SF-2 despite objections about narrow, elongated lot layouts and at least one neighbor saying he never received a mailed notice.
The Keene City Council voted to rezone a 9.27-acre tract in the Jeremiah Williams survey from agriculture to single-family SF-2 after extended discussion and a return vote that followed an earlier motion that failed.
The property owner and applicant, Ambition Group LLC, represented by Adam Bartels, told the council the plan was to subdivide the land into roughly 2–3 acre lots to expand housing options while preserving an "estate-style" character. Bartels said the only practical way to meet the city's minimum road-frontage requirements was by creating long, narrow parcels. "We're looking to subdivide this into approximately 2 acre, 2 to 3 acre lots," Bartels said…
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