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Planning board approves 7‑story mixed‑use proposal on East Second Avenue with reduced parking and conditions
Summary
The Planning & Zoning Board approved a special‑use permit allowing a seven‑story mixed‑use project at 901 and 925 East Second Avenue with 32 residential units, roughly 3,600 sq ft of commercial space and a variance reducing required parking from 77 to 56 spaces.
The Planning & Zoning Board approved a special‑use permit to allow a seven‑story mixed‑use building at 901 and 925 East Second Avenue that would include roughly 3,600 square feet of ground‑floor commercial space and 32 residential units on the upper floors. The applicant also requested variances for parking and pervious area; the board approved the project with conditions.
Staff summarized the proposal as an assemblage of two lots into a single 20,250‑square‑foot parcel in the downtown urban center. The project places active commercial uses on Ninth Street, two levels of parking behind the street edge and four floors of residential above. Because the proposal provides 56 parking spaces where 77 are required by code, the applicant requested a variance; staff recommended mitigation measures and a recorded declaration of restrictions to limit off‑site impacts.
Owner and applicant Edna Morales Rodriguez, general partner of Rodriguez Family LLLP, said the project will provide pedestrian‑oriented retail at the corner and a mural by a local artist. Staff and the applicant agreed conditions requiring a recorded declaration/uniting the properties, a six‑foot concrete block (CBS) wall and lush landscape buffering along the north and east property lines to protect adjacent single‑family homes, and a plan — including valet or other managed parking — to ensure parking demand is contained on the site. One nearby resident submitted a written objection raising parking concerns; the applicant responded that unit parking will be prioritized and that valet and operational controls are part of the conditions the applicant accepted.
The board approved the SUP and variances by motion; recorded votes were in favor with the conditions noted. Conditions include finalizing the declaration of restrictions, implementing sidewalk and curb improvements along East Ninth Street and Second Avenue, assigning priority parking to building residents during evening hours, and requiring on‑site loading/unloading.
