Board approves combining three lots at 2802 N. Broadway into one parcel to enable larger development

On Sept. 14 the Design Review Board approved a subdivision combining three parcels at 2802 North Broadway (case 10C25IH) into one approximately 297‑foot‑wide lot, enabling larger‑scale development options including multifamily housing.

Staff reviewed the proposal to combine two 60‑foot lots and one 206‑foot lot into a single parcel with about 119 feet of frontage on Bill Williams Avenue. Staff noted the infill housing guidelines typically favor retaining 50‑foot lots but that the existing street pattern on Bill Williams has many combined and nonstandard parcels; combining the three lots would not disrupt the street pattern. Staff also noted that access easements presently serving the larger lot could not be used to serve apartments (by zoning rules), so combining the lots is necessary to enable apartments on the 206‑foot lot. Staff recommended approval of the combined plat as submitted, while cautioning that the consolidated parcel could accommodate a large commercial development if the applicant later pursues a nonresidential use.

Applicant representative Logan Higgins told the board the consolidation supports the proposed multifamily phase and explained the engineering and phasing rationale for keeping temporary/intermediate parking while construction proceeds. Board members asked clarifying questions and noted staff’s caution about future nonresidential possibilities; one board member observed that combining the lots makes apartment development feasible but also creates a larger parcel that could later be used for commercial development without further design‑board review.

The board approved the lot consolidation on a voice vote.