Council hears complaint about parking requirement at 733 Wilson Street NW

During the meeting a council member raised a constituent complaint about a parking requirement for a property at 733 Wilson Street NW.

The commenter said a caller who leases the building at 733 told the council that the city is requiring the lessee to add additional parking even though the caller said the adjacent land down to Church Street is owned by the same person and is available for parking. The council member said he understood additional parking requirements if a different use or expansion were proposed, but questioned why the city would require extra parking when the land was available.

The item was raised near the meeting’s close and no formal action, vote, or ordinance change was recorded in the transcript. The council member asked staff to follow up; staff did not present specific zoning code citations or a timeline for follow-up during the session.

The transcript records the addresses and the council member’s request for staff intake, but does not identify the property owner by name or offer a resolution at the meeting.