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By P.J. GLISSON

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BESSEMER — Members of the Bessemer Planning Commission voted on Tuesday evening to approve a zoning amendment that will allow self-storage units with permission in C-2 (Corridor Mixed Use) and Country Estates zones.

The action now stands as a recommendation to the City Council.

The city had sought advice on the matter from Patrick Coleman, a principal with North of 45 in Hancock.

After studying the details, Coleman reported in a May 16 memo, “My interpretation was that the property is not zoned correctly for the proposed use, and suggested that t...