5000 Market Street Rezoning
Description
Rezoning 3.01 acres from CS commercial services to RB regional business for a school.
Impact summary
Removes heavy industrial-style uses like warehouses and self-storage from the site and opens the door to redeveloping an aging, vacant commercial property on a transit corridor.
Applicant
- Name
- Dr. Rebecca Darden-Perry
- Address
- 5000 Market StreetSee this on the map
At a glance
- Hearings
- 4
- Public comments
- 1
- Total mentions
- 4
Last vote · City Council
Rising — discussed at 3 meetings since Oct 7, 2026, up from 0 in the two months before.
Meeting timeline (4)
City Council - Nov 3, 2026
Rezones 3.01 acres of a 6.33-acre parcel with a vacant former vocational school from Commercial Services to Regional Business, matching the rest of the parcel and enabling redevelopment.
City Council Agenda Briefing - Nov 2, 2026
Half of a 6.3-acre parcel at 5000 Market Street would shift from Commercial Services to Regional Business zoning. Public hearing Tuesday.
Planning Commission - Oct 7, 2026
Rezoning 3.01 acres from CS commercial services to RB regional business for a school.
City Council - Apr 7, 2026
A request to rezone a 0.125-acre residential lot from R-5 to UMX to provide additional parking and open space for an adjacent 18-unit project.
Related issues (1)
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