Commission approves mixed‑use design review and parking adjustment to allow robotic vehicle lifts on Richmond Street

The Planning Commission on July 10 approved design review and a parking adjustment for a proposed three‑story mixed‑use development at the northwest corner of Richmond Street and Franklin Avenue that preserves two existing brick buildings (including a small jailhouse) and provides 50 parking spaces using an automated robotic vehicle lift system. Project manager Maria Maldonago presented staff’s analysis, describing the site as roughly 17,500 square feet with two existing brick buildings (the small jailhouse at 203 Richmond Street and a two‑story brick building), and a proposed total building area of about 19,312 square feet after additions. The proposal includes retail on the ground floor, office on the second floor and six residential units above. Staff said the project substantially…