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Proposed hotel and retail at 405 Coronado: council hears development agreement and traffic concerns
Summary
City planning staff presented a development agreement for 405 Coronado Drive proposing 135 overnight accommodations and 20,000 square feet of retail; council members pressed on parking and traffic issues.
City planning staff and the developer presented a proposed development agreement on Feb. 3 to allocate 100 units from the hotel density reserve for a project at 405 Coronado Drive that would build 135 overnight accommodation units plus retail and restaurant space.
A planner representing the applicant said the proposal would have 135 hotel units, about 20,000 square feet of retail and 6,825 square feet of restaurant space on a 1.759-acre site. Staff said the current proposal reduces hotel units from a previously approved 166 to 135 to allow for additional amenity, retail and restaurant space while keeping overall intensity at or below the previously approved development assumptions under the Beach by Design plan and the city’s comprehensive plan.
Council members asked about parking and public availability: staff said the building’s garage would include roughly 400 spaces, with about 50 designated for public use. Council discussion focused on traffic and the capacity of South Beach roads. Several members said vehicle congestion on Coronado and adjacent corridors has grown worse, citing recent delays of 30–60 minutes during peak periods and spring-break traffic. One council member suggested trials of one-way street configurations and other traffic-management measures but acknowledged such changes have mixed local support and could require study.
Staff said the site’s previously approved density and infrastructure assumptions support the requested allocation and that project sites in the Beach by Design area were anticipated at those densities. Several council members nonetheless asked staff to continue evaluating roadway, parking and pedestrian impacts and to consider design and traffic-mitigation measures as the development moves through planning reviews. No final council action was taken on the development agreement at the Feb. 3 meeting; staff sought direction and further review.
Notes: Staff and council agreed to continue review of traffic and parking impacts and to ensure coordination with infrastructure capacity analyses as the project proceeds through formal land-use and permitting steps.
