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Committee forwards rezoning request for 777 East Center Street to council
Summary
The committee recommended forwarding an application from Gregory Rumple to rezone three parcels at 777 East Center Street from OIA to C5 (commercial), citing surrounding commercial parcels and long-term vacancy; members discussed spot-zoning concerns and suggested a larger map amendment might be preferable.
The zoning & annexation committee convened a special session late in the meeting and reviewed a rezoning application from Gregory Rumple to rezone property at 777 East Center Street from OIA (office/institutional/airport-style zone discussed in staff notes) to C5 (a commercial district), a change that would permit uses such as a tattoo parlor.
Staff showed maps indicating nearby C5 parcels and described the subject parcel as one of several largely unproductive or vacant properties on the block. Planning staff noted the commission recommended C5 and suggested that, while rezoning the single parcel (and up to four contiguous properties) would align the block with adjacent commercial zoning, city planning might consider initiating a broader map amendment so fees do not fall on individual property owners and to avoid piecemeal spot zoning.
Members debated whether to change only the applicant's parcel or to expand the amendment to include neighboring lots so the district boundary would be consistent on both sides of the street. An applicant representative attended earlier in the evening and the committee discussed notification and application fees; one member moved and the committee voted to forward the rezoning application with the recommendation that council consider the C5 designation and explore a broader map amendment for the corridor.
The committee's recommendation will go to full council for final decision and any required map-amendment ordinance and notification process.
