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Historic commission approves temporary, restricted parking at 1041 New Hampshire for up to three years
Summary
The Historic Resources Commission approved a certificate of approval allowing a privately managed, nonpublic parking lot at 1041 New Hampshire Street for a temporary period (2'3 years) and agreed to comment to planning authorities on the associated special use permit, while noting the downtown plan envisions a future structure on that corner.
The Lawrence Historic Resources Commission on July 17 voted to approve a temporary, restricted parking use at 1041 New Hampshire Street for up to three years, while also issuing a comment to the planning commission and city commission discouraging permanent surface parking at the site. The commission approved the certificate of approval for the temporary lot despite finding that the proposal does not meet the downtown design guidelines because of extenuating circumstances.
Lynn Braddock Zollner, historic resources administrator, told the commission the site sits in the downtown urban conservation overlay and the downtown plan anticipates a multi-story structure at this corner. "With the downtown design guidelines ... this property is meant to have…
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