Plans Commission approves rezoning of 8 East 2nd Street to residential

The Approved Plans Commission voted on July 28, 2026 to approve a rezoning request for Parcel 5208273028089300016, also known as 8 East 2nd Street, changing the property's zoning designation from B3 to R3 to permit full residential use. The chair opened the agenda item and described the owner's plan to convert existing spaces into apartments.

The chair summarized the proposal: "he's gonna put an apartment upstairs, and then he also wants to put another apartment on the downstairs," and said the change would make the structure an entirely apartment building rather than a business with a single apartment. Commissioners asked about parking; a member and the clerk confirmed there is parking behind the building. After discussion the chair moved to approve the request and the board voted by voice; the chair announced, "Motion passes." No public comments were recorded in the transcript.

The commission did not record a roll-call vote in the transcript; approval was announced as a voice vote. The action was introduced at the portion of the meeting starting with the petition to rezone and concluded when the chair announced the motion passed. Next procedural steps (such as filing updated zoning paperwork) were not specified on the record.