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Commission partially approves amendment to Lovejoy Lane parking‑lot coating condition
Summary
The commission recommended partial approval of a condition amendment for the medical office at 604 Lovejoy Lane, allowing a more limited cool‑seal coating of drive aisles rather than coating the entire lot. Decision was 5‑1; the applicant had escrowed $26,950 but later sought a narrower remedy citing weather and cost constraints.
The Planning Commission voted 5‑1 to recommend City Council partially approve a condition amendment for the medical office at 604 Lovejoy Lane that revises a 2022 rezoning condition requiring a solar‑reflective “cool seal” coating of the parking‑lot surface. The partial approval recommended by staff and the Development Process Committee requires the applicant to apply the cool‑seal coating to the parking lot drive aisles rather than the entire parking surface and to complete the work by Oct. 1.
The site was annexed and rezoned in 2022 with a condition that the applicant install underground infrastructure for five EV chargers and apply a solar‑reflective coating to the parking lot surface; the rezoning also allowed a parking‑overage variance. The developer installed the underground conduit but did not install the coating prior to receiving its certificate of occupancy; staff accepted an escrow of $26,950 and required installation by a set date. The applicant later missed that deadline and applied for a condition amendment, saying the cool‑seal coating has seasonal temperature constraints and the original escrow did not specify scope or square footage.
Staff and the Development Process Committee reviewed site constraints — including a large power easement and limited options for tree canopy — and concluded drive aisles are the portions of pavement most exposed to sunlight and heat gain. The DPC unanimously recommended partial approval; commissioners adopted staff’s recommendation 5‑1. The applicant argued the full‑lot coating would be costly (staff estimated a higher figure than the escrow) and that coating drive aisles provides a targeted mitigation consistent with the original sustainability intent while limiting business disruption.
Commissioner Laney voted against partial approval. The commission’s recommendation now goes to City Council for final action; staff noted the Council packet should include the original 2022 rezoning language, the escrow documentation and the applicant’s cost estimates to support Council review.
Speakers and documents quoted or paraphrased are drawn from the meeting record and applicant correspondence on file with staff.
