Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Commission approves 55‑unit Devine Street apartment project despite neighborhood concerns about notice and traffic
Summary
A 55‑unit, four‑story apartment building at Devine and Heights streets cleared major site-plan approval conditional on staff sign‑offs after neighbors urged deferral over lack of outreach and potential traffic impacts. Planning staff said a traffic study found minimal impact.
The City of Columbia Planning Commission granted major site-plan approval for a proposed four-story, 55-unit multifamily building on 1.3 acres at the southeast corner of Devine Street and Heights Street (addresses listed in the application as 2300–2318 Devine Street and 620 Heights Street), voting to approve the plan provided all staff comments are addressed.
The applicant, Theresa Hodge of Estates Properties, told the commission the firm has developed and manages several properties on Devine Street and that the proposed project matches the character of recent nearby development. “We have 6 properties on Devine Street that we've developed and we currently manage,” Hodge said. She said the project includes 76 surface parking spaces, which she described as roughly a 1.35 parking-per-unit ratio consistent with her existing…
Already have an account? Log in
Subscribe to keep reading
Unlock the rest of this article — and every article on Citizen Portal.
- Unlimited articles
- AI-powered breakdowns of topics, speakers, decisions, and budgets
- Instant alerts when your location has a new meeting
- Follow topics and more locations
- 1,000 AI Insights / month, plus AI Chat
