Future Bookshop rezone, Park Avenue
Request to rezone 0.52 acres from NR-6 to Neighborhood Center to convert a historic house into a small bookstore and coffee shop with a patio and north-side parking. The Planning Commission recommended approval 5-0 and the council adopted it 5-0 on January 20, 2026.
- Where it stands
- Approved
- Type
- Zone change
- Location
- Park Avenue at 400 South (Woodruff Neighborhood)
- Size
- 0.52 acres
- Homes
- 1
- Applicant
- Property owners
Every hearing and vote
January 6, 2026 · City Council
Workshop: Future Bookshop rezone, Park Avenue at 400 South, Ordinance 26-01
Discussed
The owners asked to rezone 0.52 acres in the Woodruff Neighborhood from NR-6 to Neighborhood Center to turn a historic house into a small bookstore and coffee shop, with the front garage replaced by a patio and parking on the north side. Staff recommended approval although the future land use designation is Detached Residential, and the Planning Commission voted 5-0 on December 11. Council Member Dahle raised a blind corner at Park Avenue and 400 South. Chair Johnson said neighbors he spoke with mostly supported the project, with concerns about traffic and parking.
- Acres: 0.52
- Current zone → proposed: NR-6 → Neighborhood Center (NC)
- Planning Commission: recommended approval 5-0, December 11, 2025
January 20, 2026 · City Council
Future Bookshop rezone, Park Avenue at 400 South, Ordinance 26-01 (public hearing)
Approved · 5-0
The council rezoned 0.52 acres in the Woodruff Neighborhood from NR-6 to Neighborhood Center to allow a bookshop and coffee shop in a former schoolhouse and church later used as a house. Neighborhood Center limits space to 3,000 square feet by right, 5,000 with a conditional use permit, with no drive-throughs and a 35-foot height limit. The Planning Commission voted 5-0 to recommend approval. Council Member Dahle supported a bookshop but raised concerns about a blind corner, the 30 mph speed limit, fairground event parking and later conversion to other uses; planner Aimee Egbert suggested red curbs. No one spoke.
- Acres: 0.52
- Current zone → proposed: NR-6 → NC
- Planning Commission: recommended approval 5-0, December 11, 2025