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R & L Properties seeks condo conversion and broader commercial uses; board asks for drawings and screening
Summary
R & L Properties presented an amendment to convert a business‑contractor complex into condominium ownership, expand allowable retail/service uses, reduce units from 12 to 10, and change exterior colors; the board approved color concepts but asked for detailed elevations, equipment screening and parking layouts before final approval.
Pablo Jans of R & L Properties and engineer Lou Chamberlain presented Amendment No. 2 to a previously approved site plan. The applicants proposed converting the development to condominium ownership, broadening allowed uses to include business retail and personal services in addition to contractor uses, and reducing the number of business units from 12 to 10. They also proposed a revised color and material palette (heritage/darker blue with tan lower siding and cedar‑impression vinyl).
Board members asked for more detailed architectural elevations and clearer screening for mechanical equipment (mini‑split condensers) shown on building backs, noting the project sits in an Architectural Review district with historic‑style guidance. Members discussed whether replacing garage doors with storefront windows would change parking calculations; staff noted striped areas currently shown as storage could become parking if retail uses were adopted, but each conversion would require updated plan drawings to show how parking and handicap spaces are accommodated.
The board approved the color scheme conditionally (members asked for paint swatches) and voted to continue the amendment workshop to allow the applicant time to provide detailed as‑built and proposed elevations, explicit mechanical‑equipment screening, and parking re‑tabulations for any proposed retail conversions. The continuation was set for up to 60 days.
