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Commission reviews State Street retail pads and live-work concept; ordinance change may be needed

2172421 · January 29, 2025
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At a Jan. 28 concept review, developers presented a plan for two State Street retail pads and a narrow parcel proposed for live-work units; staff said the idea would likely require amending the planned-residential overlay to allow residential uses within a 300-foot commercial setback.

At a Jan. 28 concept review, developers presented a mixed-use plan for a State Street property that would include two retail pads — the larger pad tentatively lined up with Dunkin' Donuts and the smaller with Jack in the Box — plus a narrow, 75-foot-wide parcel proposed for live-work units (ground-floor commercial or flex space with residential units above). Planning staff and commissioners treated the discussion as feedback only; no formal action was taken.

Heath Johnston, speaking for the applicant group that included McKay Johnston, said the two drive-through pads were prospective and could not be finalized until the…

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