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Planning commission backs parking reduction for 1625 Prince Street office‑to‑residential conversion
Summary
The Alexandria Planning Commission voted 7–0 to recommend approval of a special use permit allowing a parking reduction to convert an office at 1625 Prince St into 45 residential units, citing transit access and floodplain constraints that make required on‑site parking infeasible.
The Alexandria Planning Commission recommended approval on Nov. 6 of a special use permit allowing a parking reduction at 1625 Prince Street to convert an existing office building into 45 residential units and retain ground‑floor commercial space. Vice Chair Koenig moved the recommendation; the commission voted 7–0.
Staff planner Sam Shelby told commissioners the site cannot meet on‑site parking requirements because one garage level sits below the base flood elevation and “is therefore not permitted to be used for residential…
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