Zone change requested for proposed strip plaza in Campbell

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A developer wants to build a strip plaza that would include grocery and hardware stores and a bank on 8 acres at the southeast corner of McCartney Road and Sycamore Drive.

The request sparked a dispute among city officials about whether a zone change is needed for the property.

Michael Kerpelis of Kerpelis Investments sent a letter last month to the city planning and zoning commission requesting a zone change for the property from residential to highway commercial C-3.

City council already passed an ordinance in 2003 that changed the property from residential to commercial, at least to classification C-1.

The Mahoning County Auditor’s office, however, still lists the property as residential.

For details on the dispute, read Thursday's Vindicator or Vindy.com.