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Plan proposed for historic Heard House at 429 W. Downer to become 10 apartments; parking and lot-size variances requested
Summary
City planning staff described a conditional-use plan description for the Heard House at 429 West Downer Place to convert a vacant historic lodging house into 10 individual apartments; the item was continued as unfinished and staff noted parking and lot-size variations and an enforcement history as a lodging house.
The council heard a presentation on a conditional-use plan description to convert the historic Heard House at 429 West Downer Place into 10 residential apartments.
Jill Morgan, planner in the Zoning Department, told the council the petitioner proposes 10 apartments in the existing historic structure. “They are proposing 10 apartments,” Morgan said, and staff added that “they are apartments each with their own bathroom and kitchen.” Morgan noted the property is already zoned for multifamily use; the plan description requests small variations from standard…
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