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Columbia City council hears contested rezoning request for 304 North Main Street
Summary
Planning director Nathan Ber presented a request to rezone 304 North Main Street from R1 to R2 to permit a duplex; the owner and neighbors clashed over neighborhood character, parking, and historic nonconforming use. The transcript does not record a final council vote on the rezoning.
The Columbia City Common Council on April 14 heard detailed testimony and public comment on a rezoning request for 304 North Main Street that would change the property from R1 (single‑family) to R2 (two‑family) to allow conversion to a duplex.
For the record, Nathan Ber, planning director, told the council the application (26‑CZ‑3) seeks to align zoning with the owner’s proposed use: "effectively creating a duplex," he said, and staff reported a unanimous recommendation from the plan commission with a condition limiting future subdivision to duplex use.
The property owner, speaking…
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