Area Plan Commission recommends splitting a Kent Avenue lot to add a duplex next to an existing sober-living home

What happened

The commission recommended rezoning 335 Kent Avenue from single-family (R1) to two-family (R2) so owner Benjamin Evanger can divide the lot and build a duplex — two units, each with two bedrooms and two bathrooms — on the south side of the property. (4:18, 5:08) The existing house on the lot already has a special-use permit as a sober-living home called Brightwing, and staff noted the new duplex will not carry that same special use. (5:08) Commission members noted the property directly to the north is already a duplex and two-family zoning already sits directly across the street. (6:05)

The outcome

Recommended for approval on a voice vote, with staff's recommendation conditioned on subdivision approval if required; Terre Haute City Council still has to take a final vote. (6:43)

Sources

• Docket introduced, 4:18
• Staff report: conditions and sober-living special use, 5:08
• Commission members note neighboring duplex zoning, 6:05
• Vote, 6:43

Also known as: 335 Kent Avenue · Kent Avenue rezoning · Special Ordinance 7-2026 · Area Plan Commission recommendation · R1 to R2 rezoning