Area Plan Commission recommends approval of the 908 South 7th Street rezoning, a month after a meeting-time mix-up shut the family out
Who it touches
- 908 South 7th Street
- Farrington's Grove
Tracked in the archive
Property owners Timothy Hawkins and Margaret Herdlick asked the commission to rezone their 140-year-old home at 908 South 7th Street from R2 (allows one- or two-family use) to R1 (single-family only), telling the commission the house has never been anything but a single-family residence. 0:06:42 — open the recording, cued to 6 minutes 42 seconds
Approval still requires the homeowners to get separate setback variances from the Board of Zoning Appeals — one for the home's north wall, another for the garage — because the tighter R1 rules don't match how the house already sits on its lot. 0:06:00 — open the recording, cued to 6 minutes
This is the second time the rezoning has come before a public body: in August, Terre Haute City Council couldn't vote at all because the commission had never issued a recommendation, after a mix-up over the commission's own meeting time locked the family out of its hearing.
([Aug.
6, 42:20](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wU0mUavKsgY&t=2540))
More from the record
- Aug. 6 council couldn't vote — no APC recommendation yet, 42:200:42:20 (42 minutes 20 seconds)
- Recommendation vote, 7:150:07:15 (7 minutes 15 seconds)
Outcome
Recommended to Terre Haute City Council on a voice vote; council still has to vote
The commission recommended the rezoning to Terre Haute City Council on a voice vote; the council still has to take a final vote. (7:15)
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