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BZA denies variance to convert downtown storefront into ground‑floor residences
Summary
The Board denied V‑11‑25, a variance request from Smith and Hayes Properties LLC to allow ground‑floor dwelling units in the downtown mixed‑use core; staff and board cited lack of a property‑specific hardship and concerns about street‑level pedestrian experience.
The Board of Zoning Appeals voted to deny variance petition V‑11‑25 from Smith and Hayes Properties LLC, which sought permission to create ground‑floor dwelling units within the first 20 feet of the building frontage at 300 West Sixth Street in the downtown core overlay.
Development Services Manager Eric Gruelig summarized the petition and the board’s earlier review of a related request in 2023. He said the UDO requires findings that a property has a unique hardship "that is not created by the petitioner" before a variance can be granted. Staff recommended denial, saying the altered interior had been created by prior unpermitted work…
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