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Speedway BZA continues hearing on proposed 14–15-space parking lot at 4914 W. 15th after large public turnout
Summary
The Board continued a petition by Bowman Elder to convert 4914 West Fifteenth Street into off-street parking to May 7, 2025, after extensive public comment from residents and preservationists who said the house is a contributing resource to the Speedway National Historic District.
The Speedway Board of Zoning Appeals on April 2, 2025 continued consideration of a petition to convert a residential lot at 4914 West Fifteenth Street into an off-street parking lot for Main Street retail uses.
Petitioner Bowman Elder said the acquisition and conversion are intended to supplement parking for Main Street retailers and that the original site plan (as submitted) would create “at least 15 more spaces.” Several residents and preservation advocates opposed the petition at the hearing, saying demolition and conversion would damage the fabric of the Old Speedway historic district, remove a contributing historic…
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