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Mountain State University-Martinsburg cleared an important hurdle in its goal to expand classes and offices to the Martinsburg Mall. The third and final reading of a text amendment to Martinsburg's zoning ordinance, adding "college or university" to the permitted uses in the planned business zone, was unanimously passed by city council members at a special meeting Thursday. MSU-Martinsburg wants to use about 13,000 square feet of the mall for classrooms and offices in the short-term. However, "college  

The Robeson Township supervisors have agreed to advertise an proposed ordinance that would require all the addresses of all properties to be visible from the street. Officials said the proposed requirement has been discussed at length and is intended to make it easier for police, fire and ambulance crews to find properties in emergencies. If the address number for a home, business or other property is not visible from the street, the ordinance would require that it be posted where the property's drive  

The Washington Township zoning and hearing board voted unanimously this week to grant Waggoner Construction an additional year at its 135 Bents Mill Road location. The board denied a requested additional temporary fifth office trailer, defining it as an expansion of the original four, rather than an accessory, which was its originally stated purpose. During an October zoning board meeting, representatives for Waggoner requested a two-year extension at the Bents Mill Road property while plans are made  

NEWINGTON — - For folks who grew up in the area, the southern end of Cedar Mountain, with its woods and sweeping views, was like a communal backyard, according to lifelong resident Bernadette Conway. "I'm sorry to say I've taken it for granted it would always be there," Conway said, who used to take her children hiking on the mountain. When Conway and her friend Carol Wojtowicz got wind that a developer wanted to build houses on a prime 28-acre parcel on the mountain, they decided they were going to d  

Approved a conditional use permit to the village of New Bedford to replace an emergency siren on a utility pole. • Approved a request from Chad May to rezone property from agriculture to residential estate to bring existing property into compliance with county zoning ordinance. Also approved a final plat for the Gobbler's Knob Subdivision, planned by May, in Berlin Township. •  

Plans for a 1,350-home community in northeast Fountain Hills are forging ahead after a legal dispute delayed the project. Developer the Ellman Companies filed preliminary paperwork this month, mapping out details of the master-planned development south of McDowell Mountain Regional Park. Company executive Don Kile said an ongoing lawsuit stalled the project by 18 months, which turned out to be a windfall in disguise for the developer. The legal woes postponed the project just as the housing market t  

Wilmette's Zoning Board of Appeals gave a thumbs up Wednesday for a drive-up window on a CVS drugstore proposed for 611 Green Bay Road, but wondered why the Village Board did not want a more extensive development on the site. "I don't understand what happened here," Zoning Board Chairman James Greenberger said. "I'm left scratching my head."

sets very high bars for the public benefit . . . and those bars are not well-defined.   -Mitchell Miller

 

College of William and Mary students are slowly gaining ground toward greater opportunities for off campus housing, winning two small concessions in one week from city officials. The Planning Commission on Wednesday unanimously recommended that the City Council allow up to four unrelated people to live in the same unit within the city's general business, or B-3, zoning district. City ordinance now prohibits more than three unrelated people living in the same residence, often referred to as the "rule-of-  

MANILA, Philippines--Twenty-five junk shops in Marikina City were ordered shut for failing to comply with zoning and sanitation requirements, officials said Thursday. Business Permits and License Office acting chief Alfredo Aguilar said the shops did not meet basic requirements such as operating in noncommercial/industrial zones, using space of at least 100 square meters, and securing sanitation and health certificates. Aguilar said these guidelines are stipulated in Ordinance No. 80, series of 2006,

Implementing restrictions helps ensure that junk shops do not pose any hazards to health. We also want owners to operate their business properly and responsibly   -Marides Fernando