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Planning commission denies request to eliminate street‑parking requirement for two Rusk Street houses
Summary
Commissioners voted 4–0 to recommend denial of variances that would have removed parallel parking and other streetscape requirements for two new homes at 119 and 123 Rusk Street, concluding applicants did not show a hardship and that sidewalks/parallel parking further downtown serve walkability goals.
The Woodstock Planning Commission on Aug. 7 voted to recommend that the City Council deny variances sought by developers of two homes at 119 and 123 Rusk Street that would have removed parallel‑parking and other streetscape requirements in the downtown district. The recommendation was unanimous.
Staff told the commission the parcels total about 1.11 acres and are zoned DTMRA with an urban village future land‑use designation. The applicants requested three variances tied to downtown streetscape rules: removal of required parallel parking, elimination of…
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