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CEDAR RAPIDS — The Cedar Rapids Planning Commission unanimously declined to recommend a rezoning request for a new McDonald’s along Mount Vernon Road SE at a Thursday hearing.

The fast food franchisee’s proposal for a new restaurant at 3414 Mount Vernon Rd. SE would require demolishing the existing Community Savings Bank between 34th and 35th streets and rezoning adjacent parcels of land from traditional residential single unit (T-R1) to a traditional mixed-use center (T-MC.)

Additionally, the plan would repurpose a green space at 720 34th St. SE for a drive-thru entrance and tear down two duplexes at 725 and 803 35th St. SE for a parking lot, displacing four residents.

Altogether, if appr

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