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Board grants office use and parking variances but denies second driveway at 6158 W. 10th Street
Summary
The board approved a variance allowing office uses and expanded parking at 6158 West Tenth Street but rejected a petition to retain a second vehicular curb cut; the neighborhood association and councilor supported the petition, while staff and traffic engineers urged closure or relocation of the Vinewood driveway.
The Metropolitan Board of Zoning Appeals Division 1 split a petition for 6158 West Tenth Street, approving a variance of use and an expanded parking area but denying a request to keep a second vehicular access point. The approvals and denial were recorded in two separate roll‑call votes.
John Cross, representing Homes in Motion LLC, said the property had been used as a real‑estate office since 2019 under a conditional approval and that the petitioner seeks a variance to allow office, business and professional uses generally and to permit parking areas up to the widths shown on the site plan. Cross said the petitioner worked with the Mount Auburn Neighborhood Association and Councilor Jessica McCormick, both of which signaled support; the petitioner also offered a written commitment that only one active business would operate in the building at a time, to be recorded if the board approved the variance.
Staff recommended approval of the use variance and the parking‑area variance but recommended denial of the second curb cut on Vinewood Street. Staff told the board that the property’s existing curb cut on Vinewood is too close to the Tenth Street intersection and that the unpermitted northern access to High School Road was installed without proper permitting; staff said removing the Vinewood curb cut would reduce conflict and that if the board denied the second curb cut, the petitioner could select which curb cut to keep and pursue necessary permits for the remaining access.
DPW multimodal manager Jill Palmer told the board the department strongly prefers removal of the Vinewood driveway and reauthorization of the High School Road access, calling the Vinewood location “too close to the intersection” and a likely source of conflicts. Palmer said DPW does not want removable bollards or temporary measures in the city right‑of‑way and prefers a permanent change if the council or board requires it.
The board split the petition. On the use/parking portion (2025UV1008A) the board voted 5‑0 in favor: Patrice Duckett Brown yes, David Duncan yes, Peter Nelson yes, Andrew Catona yes, Beth Brandon yes. The second driveway portion (2025UV1008B) failed 4‑1: David Duncan voted yes while Patrice Duckett Brown, Peter Nelson, Andrew Catona and Beth Brandon voted no.
The board’s action allows the property to host office uses and the revised parking configuration approved in the site plan; the Vinewood curb cut will not be retained under the variance, and the petitioner and city departments will need to coordinate on which access remains and on any curb‑cut or encroachment permits required to implement the approved configuration.
