Cafe Maloo reversion to residential zoning (Zoning Docket 81-26)
At a glance
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- What: a follow-up rezoning of the Cafe Maloo and Octavia Books site from a historic urban neighborhood business district back to a two-family residential district.
- Why: it completes a compromise reached with neighbors after an earlier conditional use let the cafe add alcohol sales; reverting the zoning removes concern about future mixed uses on the site.
- Unchanged: the earlier conditional use is a land entitlement and stays; hours remain 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. and the neighbor-agreed provisos remain. The City Planning Commission recommended approval.
- Outcome: Motion M-26-439 by Councilmember McCarron passed, six yeas and no nays.
Sources
- City Council regular meeting minutes, October 15, 2026: https://cityofno.legistar1.com/cityofno/meetings/2026/10/1042_M_City_Council_26-10-15_MINUTES.pdf
- City Council regular meeting minutes, October 1, 2026: https://cityofno.legistar1.com/cityofno/meetings/2026/10/1016_M_City_Council_26-10-01_MINUTES.pdf
- 2026-10-15 - City Council
- 2026-10-15 - City Council
Discussion time
About 3 minutes across 1 meeting (from transcript timestamps; approximate).
| Meeting | Minutes |
|---|---|
| 2026-10-15 - City Council | 3 |
Log
- 2026-10-15 - City Council - Official minutes: Zoning Docket 81/26 (from Council Motion M-26-254; Square 187, HU-B1A to HU-RD2; Planning Commission for approval); Motion M-26-439 moved by McCarron, seconded by Harris, passed 6-0 with Hughes absent; deadline November 30.
- 2026-10-15 - City Council - Approved by Motion M-26-439, six to none; Councilmember McCarron said it finishes the neighbor compromise by rezoning down to HU-RD2.