Board approves small mixed‑use project with parking reduction on Commercial Boulevard

Andrew Schein, representing property owners Bob and Beth Adler, presented a mixed‑use proposal at 2925 East Commercial Boulevard that would replace an aging commercial building with two residential units above ground‑floor commercial space. Schein said the project was designed as a 2‑over‑1 format, includes on‑site residential parking, and requests a commercial parking reduction because a platted public parking lot immediately fronting the commercial strip supplies the public parking demand.

Schein noted the property has been family‑owned since 1969 and argued the new use will reduce water, sewer and parking demand relative to the previous bar that occupied the site. He described variances already obtained from the Board of Adjustment for lot width and plaza size, and said the project aligns with the community‑business (CB) zoning district. Staff and the applicant clarified a discrepancy in the staff report header vs. the plan regarding commercial square footage and the parking reduction table; applicant stated 1,790 sq ft and an eight‑space reduction in the plan set is correct.

After questions and brief discussion about parking adequacy and neighborhood context, a motion to approve the site‑plan level 3 conditional use permit and the required parking reduction passed on roll call. The board recorded the verbal plan corrections for the record and the applicant will proceed to permitting.