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The change allows up to 20 residential units on the specified Franklin Street parcels, doubling the previously permitted number. Council also approved several other land-use requests, including a hotel height increase, an adult daycare, and an indoor skatepark. The Police Department reported an 8% reduction across major crime categories in 2025 compared with 2024.
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Approved a zoning map and future land-use map amendment for parcels on Eastwood Drive, changing the zoning to a conditional highway business zone, by an 8-0-1 vote.
Approved increasing permitted residential units in the Franklin Street planned development from 10 to 20 by an 8-0-1 vote.
Approved increasing the maximum hotel building height at 1080 Riverside Drive from 55 feet to 66 feet by an 8-0-1 vote.
Approved a special use permit for adult daycare at 401 North Main Street by an 8-0-1 vote.
Approved a special use permit for indoor commercial recreation, including a planned indoor skatepark, at 601 Craghead Street by an 8-0-1 vote.
The motion to reject a $40,000 National Endowment for the Arts grant and matching $40,000 local contribution failed 3-5-1, leaving the $80,000 budget appropriation in place.
The Police Department reported an 8% reduction across major crime categories in 2025 compared with 2024, including three murders versus nine, 85 aggravated assaults versus 111, and 15 robberies versus 22.
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