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Council approves purchase-option with Substrate LLC to enable new ADA-accessible restaurant at North Union/West Taft
Summary
Council authorized the city manager to execute a purchase-option agreement with Substrate LLC for properties at 130 North Union Street and 122-124 West Taft Street to allow a lot-line adjustment and access easement enabling an ADA entrance and patio for a new restaurant by owners Corey and Lori Bullock. The vote was unanimous.
The Petersburg City Council voted to authorize the city manager to execute a purchase-option agreement with Substrate LLC to develop 130 North Union Street and 122-124 West Taft Street. The action grants a minor lot-line adjustment and an access easement in the adjacent city parking area to allow the developer to construct an ADA-accessible entrance, stairs and a patio for a restaurant and related uses. Council approved the item by roll call; the motion passed unanimously.
City economic-development staff introduced the item and invited the owners, Corey and Lori Bullock, to present. Corey Bullock explained the request is a narrow lot-line adjustment and an access easement that will preserve the current parking configuration while allowing delivery access and an ADA ramp to the building's primary entrance. He described the project as a neighborhood wine bar, a venue for pop-up dinners with visiting chefs and a small-plate restaurant with an emphasis on accessibility and collaboration with nearby hospitality businesses.
Multiple residents and business owners spoke in favor. Kelsey Jewell said the project would improve downtown accessibility for visitors with disabilities; several nearby business owners and residents said the change would not reduce public parking and that the hill and fence in the parcel have historically been maintained by the building's owners. Speakers who supported the project included Barry (last name not specified), Bob Jenkins, West (Wes) Cheshire, Sarah Barlow and members of the Bullock family. Several speakers noted potential spillover benefits for the nearby Hotel Petersburg and the broader Tab Street/Maket Street corridor.
Councilmember Myers moved to authorize the city manager to execute the purchase-option agreement; the motion was seconded and approved on a roll call. The council directed staff to complete the purchase-option execution and related closing steps.
The owners and supporters emphasized ADA upgrades and neighborhood economic development in their remarks. The council recorded the vote and welcomed the development as an example of small-business growth and incremental downtown revitalization.
