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Staff backs height but flags parking and EV concessions for 255-unit multifamily project
Summary
Planners said they could support a proposed 255-unit multifamily building’s increased height (50 to 67 feet) given neighboring approvals, but opposed reduced parking and some landscaping waivers; staff added a condition to require EV conduit installation in the parking garage.
County planning staff told commissioners they could support a proposed 255-unit multifamily project’s requested height increase but raised concerns about reductions in parking and elimination of EV-capable parking spaces.
Staff described the parcel as phase 2 of a larger project; the adjacent parcel already has buildings up to 69 feet, which informed staff’s support for increasing the subject parcel’s height from 50 to 67 feet. The project requests several waivers: a 4.4% reduction in required parking (from 362 to 346 spaces) and elimination of EV-capable parking spaces. Staff said the applicant proposed delivering a parking garage and could run conduit within the garage instead of tearing up concrete later; staff supported the waiver conditional on installing those conduits in the garage.
Public works raised no objection to a reduced driveway depth; staff opposed waivers that reduced parking, buffering/screening and landscape requirements. Spring Valley Town Board recommended approval of certain waivers and denial of others; one letter in opposition was noted.
Staff emphasized that several waivers could be acceptable with conditions but said reductions that would compromise parking or screening should not be approved without further mitigation. The briefing recorded staff’s support/conditions but no formal decision by the commission at the briefing.
