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Board of Adjustment approves ground‑floor residences and full parking waiver for 17–23 S. Gilbert St.
Summary
On July 9 the Iowa City Board of Adjustment approved two special exceptions for 17 and 23 South Gilbert Street to allow two ground‑floor residential units in a CB10 downtown building and a 100% parking reduction to avoid structural changes to a historic property.
The Iowa City Board of Adjustment on July 9 approved two special exceptions so the owner of 17 and 23 South Gilbert Street can convert vacant ground‑floor space into two residential units and receive a 100% parking reduction for the property.
Anne Russett of Neighborhood and Development Services told the board the request is for “2 special exceptions” — one to allow ground‑floor residential uses in a CB10 central business district and the second for a parking reduction. Russett said the structure was built in 1899, is a contributing property to the Iowa City Downtown Historic District (listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 2021) and that “accommodating parking would require significant alterations to this historically significant structure, which would diminish or remove all historic integrity.”
Russett said the building…
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