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The City Council is expected to decide tonight whether new multifamily homes--popping up like dandelions on the well-watered lawns in the East Side--are a large-enough threat to the neighborhood’s charm to warrant freezing similar new developments.
“The East Side is a neighborhood that is losing its character and quaintness,” said Councilwoman Linda Dixon. “We need to address that issue until the council can review the zoning there.”
If four of the five council members vote for the moratorium, it would force a 45-day freeze on any new multi-home developments on lots that previously held just one home. The council could continue renewing the moratorium for up to 22 months. The freeze also would rescind any Planning Commission approval of multi-home tracts in the East Side since May 15.
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