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Council approves first reading to rezone 424 South Mansfield to resolve nonconforming credit-union use
Summary
The council approved first reading of Ordinance 1466 to rezone 424 South Mansfield from production/manufacturing to General Corridor to legalize the existing True Community Credit Union use and align zoning with surrounding corridor frontage.
Council approved first reading of Ordinance 1466 to rezone 424 South Mansfield from a production/manufacturing district to General Corridor. Planning staff explained the parcel contains a credit-union building, a sizable lawn and wetland area, and is positioned along West Michigan Avenue where a form-based General Corridor designation is appropriate for walkable mixed use. The planning commission recommended approval following a public hearing.
The applicant's landscape architect and other proponents described how rezoning would eliminate legal nonconforming status and allow the financial-institution use by-right in the General Corridor. Council members asked planning staff about potential job-loss risk from shifting land out of a jobs district; staff said general corridor still permits many light industrial and employment-supporting uses and that major redevelopment would return to planning commission review.
