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Planning board continues controversial off-site parking use at 120 La Quinta Place after neighborhood opposition
Summary
The board continued a request for a use-by-exception to allow off-site parking at 120 La Quinta Place, citing the volume of public comment and requests from board members for additional conditions tying parking to development of the adjacent property; the matter was continued to the August 5 meeting.
The Planning and Zoning Board continued a contested request to allow a 17-space off-site parking lot at 120 La Quinta Place that the applicant proposed to serve a commercial project planned at 115 La Quinta Place. The board heard multiple public speakers who said the proposal would change the character of the narrow La Quinta Place block, risk demolition of a building known locally as the Coley Stables, and worsen vehicle traffic.
Why it matters: The requested “use by exception” would let a parking lot on one privately owned parcel serve a separate nearby commercial site. Neighbors and preservation advocates opposed the plan, saying the parking lot could permit a more intensive development at 115 La Quinta and could include demolition or relocation of an existing historic structure.
Public comment and concerns: Residents raised several themes in public comment: concern that the applicant at 120 is a different owner than the owner of 115; uncertainty about potential demolition or relocation of the Coley Stables; worries about drainage and flooding in the block; and traffic and parking spillover into a residential street on event nights. Several written responses submitted before the meeting opposed the request.
Board action: After extensive public comment and debate among board members, the board voted to continue PZB2025-0049 for off-site parking at 120 La Quinta Place to the August 5 Planning and Zoning Board meeting to allow the applicant time to provide clearer documentation and to explore conditions tying the off-site parking to the proposed development at 115 La Quinta Place. The motion to continue passed on roll call (vote: Christina Tucker yes, Ashley Barnes yes, Susan Johns yes, Matthew Schafer no, Charles Pappas yes).
Next steps: The applicant said the property owner is willing to work with staff on conditions, including the possibility of orienting secondary parking to alley access or otherwise preserving the streetscape. The board asked the applicant to bring any revised site plans and proposed conditions when the item returns in August.
