Boardman's Applewood Acres properties rezoned single-family

BOARDMAN

One hundred twenty properties in Applewood Acres, a neighborhood between South Avenue and Tanglewood Drive, soon will no longer be allowed to have apartments and duplexes, according to township zoning inspector Sarah Gartland.

The board of trustees unanimously voted Monday to approve a resolution to rezone Applewood Acres from a multifamily dwelling district to a single-family dwelling district — meaning that apartments and duplexes will not be permitted on the properties included in the amendment.

“When someone invests in a neighborhood that’s single-family, we want them to be comfortable” with that investment, Gartland said, saying the reason for the change is to stabilize the neighborhood.

“The character of a neighborhood being maintained keeps it stable,” she said.

The presence of apartments and duplexes in a neighborhood that primarily has single-family houses prevents some people from buying houses in the neighborhood and negatively affects the housing market in the area, Gartland said.

The change in Applewood Acres, which includes properties on Appleridge Circle and Terraview, Appleridge, Applewood, Trailwood, Trotwood and Bristlewood drives, is the fourth and last phase in an effort to rezone neighborhoods south of Indianola and Shields roads, Gartland said.

Read more about the change in Wednesday's Vindicator or on Vindy.com.