Sunbury — The City of Sunbury held a public hearing Oct. 1 on an application to rezone roughly 1.41 acres at 142 East Granville Street from Industrial to C-2 Commercial to allow a remodel and addition intended to house a private dance studio.

The applicant, Jared Fodor, told council that the lot sits on a high-visibility stretch of state route a couple blocks from Town Square and is surrounded by commercially zoned parcels. “My name is Jared Fodor, and I, along with Scott Fodor, are requesting the rezoning of 142 East Granville Street from industrial to C2 commercial,” Fodor said. He added that the current zoning would not permit his planned use and that a conditional-use permit was not a workable alternative for the remodel and addition.

City Attorney Dave Breen conducted hearing formalities and staff noted a preliminary site plan included in the application packet. A staff representative said the applicant is seeking rezoning at this meeting and would return to the Planning & Zoning Commission for detailed site-plan review later: the packet contains a site plan, an aerial map and a recorded warranty deed.

The ordinance to approve Jared Fodor’s application appears on the agenda as Ordinance 2025.29 (second reading noted earlier in the meeting packet). No final vote or motion to approve the rezoning was recorded at the Oct. 1 meeting; the matter remained at the reading stage.

Council members asked no substantive follow-up questions during the hearing, and no members of the public spoke in opposition. After testimony concluded, the vice president closed the hearing.

What happens next: If council proceeds with the ordinance, the item would return for further readings and any required votes; the applicant expects to complete site-plan review with Planning & Zoning before applying for building permits.