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Redevelopment updates: Washington approval, Smith Building contingencies, county salt-dome plans and new housing projects
Summary
Board members reported that the Washington Building project is complete and the Smith Building still requires governing-body easements and amendments to secure underground parking; county plans for a salt dome and a separate housing project (the '61 at QA' site) are moving forward pending signatures and parking negotiations.
The Planning Board received updates on several redevelopment projects at its Dec. 17 meeting.
The Washington Building project has secured approval and is moving toward final agreement. The Smith Building project — described by the chair as larger and contingent on three items — still needs governing-body approvals for added height, amendments to the plan and an easement to guarantee permanent access to the municipal-owned pothole parking lot for proposed underground parking; if the contingencies are met, the Smith site would yield roughly 51 units plus ground-floor commercial space.
The chair also said the county had submitted plans for a salt dome and wanted work to begin quickly; those plans reportedly should finish permitting soon. Separately, a project at the old gas-station site known in the meeting as "61 at QA" is ready to go to the council pending signatures and could produce 17–22 housing units depending on negotiated county parking.
Members discussed parking arrangements and whether some parking might be supplied at or near the county's planned salt-dome facility; they also noted the redevelopment agency had reviewed parts of the Smith and Washington projects and that final approvals remain contingent on agreements and easements with the governing body.
Board members said that, if developers secure required easements and council amendments, the Smith Building would add substantial housing supply and also require negotiated long-term access to municipal property.
