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ZBA Continues 304 Lovell (Lehi) Four‑Unit Proposal; Staff Seeks Better Site/Architecture Plans
Summary
A proposal to divide 304 Lovell Street and build a four‑unit low‑rise multifamily building was continued to Oct. 6 after neighbors raised parking, flooding and design concerns and planning staff recommended revisions including more landscaping and stormwater details.
Attorney Justin Rafelson presented an application for 304 Lovell Street (referred to in the record as Lovell/Lehi) seeking a variance and special permit to create a new southern lot and build a four‑unit low‑rise multifamily building. The property is in the RL‑7 district and the applicant proposes a common driveway and a combined parking layout to serve the existing and proposed buildings.
Rose Russell of the Planning Division said the site currently contains a three‑family building on a lot of about 14,000 square feet. The proposed subdivision would create a southern lot with approximately 6,400 sq ft that needs lot area and frontage relief (applicant cited ~7,309.9 sq ft of relief from a 13,000 sq ft requirement for a four‑unit lot in the staff presentation). Russell said the parking layout places several spaces across property lines and the applicant is therefore seeking parking variances; staff recommended removing parking from the front yard where possible, adding landscaping and curb stops, improving architecture (porches, dormers, varied siding), and providing a stormwater report and conservation commission notice of intent.
Neighbors who live near the site described high current on‑street parking demand, periodic flooding at the low point on the block, and existing density. Francisco Ortiz told the board existing buildings already have a significant number of cars parked at the lot and on the street. Several neighbors requested protection for mature trees and questioned the scale and massing of the proposed two‑story building.
Applicant representatives said the proposal provides two parking spaces per unit in a single shared lot serving seven units total and that the parking plan will reduce on‑street competition because spaces will be assigned. The applicant indicated willingness to accommodate staff design recommendations.
Given neighbor concerns about runoff, trees and the building’s architectural treatment, and several board members’ preference to see improved architecture and more detailed stormwater and landscape plans, the board voted to continue the application to Oct. 6 so the applicant can provide revised plans consistent with staff recommendations.
