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Council approves major subdivision and 4‑story expansion at 124 East Main Street
Summary
City Council unanimously approved a major subdivision/site-plan allowing two additional floors and 39 apartments at 124 East Main Street, a redevelopment of an existing mixed‑use building in the BB (Central Business) district.
City Council on July 14 unanimously approved a major subdivision by site-plan for 124 East Main Street that will add two new stories to the existing two-story mixed-use building, producing a four-story structure with ground-floor retail and 39 residential units above.
Planning & Development Director Renee Densley told council the proposal complies with the BB Central Business zoning and the city’s comprehensive plan; it does not require rezoning or a comprehensive-plan amendment. The planning commission recommended approval (6–0) after discussing concerns about on-site green space and suggesting council consider options for limited easement use of nearby city-owned parking to create a small communal area; city staff recommended against converting public parking because the lot had been transferred to the city under an earlier parking-waiver agreement and is required for hourly/monthly parking.
The developer described design changes to modernize the building’s facade, to set back the fourth floor on the Center Street side, and to update windows and street-level appearance. The developer and staff said the building’s footprint is an existing nonconforming condition carried from earlier development and that the project meets current site-plan requirements.
Parking was addressed in staff materials: under current code the project requires 76 spaces. The plan reflects prior waivers and credits granted to the site (the packet notes credits and previously paid parking-waiver arrangements), which staff said satisfy the applicable parking requirement for this proposal. Staff estimated the completed project would generate roughly 120 additional average daily vehicle trips on East Main Street; the project is subject to the city’s Transportation Impact District fee schedule.
No members of the public spoke during the land-use public-comment period. Council members who spoke said the plan complies with the subdivision and zoning code and advances downtown housing supply.
The motion to approve, with the subdivision-advisory committee conditions listed in the staff packet, passed 6–0. Councilmembers who spoke during the roll call cited the planning department report and code compliance as the reasons for their votes.
