A barber shop unanimously received a green light from city commissioners to open at 13th Street and Haskell Avenue despite some objections from the Brook Creek Neighborhood Assn.

Commissioners agreed rezone the property at 1246 Haskell Ave. from Residential Office to C-1 Inner Neighborhood Commercial. The rezoning clears the way for Janine Colter to relocate her existing hair care business to the corner.

Several members of the Brook Creek Neighborhood had filed a valid protest petition that forced commissioners to approve the rezoning with at least four votes. Association members noted that a broad neighborhood plan earlier approved by the commission called for the corner to be developed with a residential use.