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Salina board approves variances to add five units at historic HD Lee complex
Summary
On Nov. 20, 2025, the Salina Board of Zoning Appeals unanimously approved two companion variances that allow the historic HD Lee complex (Lee Lofts) to increase phase 3 from 32 to 37 units—bringing the complex to 140 units—and to retain 70 off-street parking spaces rather than the 110 required under current rules.
SALINA, Kan. — The Salina Board of Zoning Appeals voted Nov. 20 to approve two companion variances for the HD Lee complex, a downtown adaptive‑reuse project listed on the National Register of Historic Places, allowing the developer to add five apartments and keep an existing 70‑space off‑street parking supply.
Staff told the board that the phase‑3 change increases density modestly—from the 92 dwelling units per acre previously approved to 96 units per acre on the site’s 1.47 acres—and raises the total complex from 135 to 140 units. The board approved application V25‑8 (density variance) and application V25‑10 (parking variance) by voice vote with no recorded opposition among the six members present.
Why it matters: Staff said the property’s vertical, multistory industrial form and constrained downtown footprint create unique redevelopment conditions that support variances, and that higher residential occupancy downtown advances the…
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