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Commissioners refer rezoning of 625 Clark Ave to zoning commission; applicant proposes four multifamily buildings
Summary
The commission voted to refer Application 2555 to rezone 625 Clark Avenue from IP-3 to a multifamily zone so the applicant can retrofit two existing office buildings into apartments and build additional townhome-style units; the applicant said units will be market-rate and unit sizes about 1,200–1,400 sq ft.
The Bristol Planning Commission voted to send a positive referral to the zoning commission on Application 2555, which requests changing the zoning for 625 Clark Avenue (Assessor's map 66, Lot 264) from IP-3 (industrial park) to a multifamily residential zone.
The applicant's attorney (speaker 8, who identified himself at the hearing) described the roughly 3.28-acre parcel as serviced by city water and sewer, with two existing office buildings previously approved for four buildings in 2001. The applicant said two buildings were built and two were not due to lack of tenants; with regional consolidation of medical practices, office vacancies have increased and the applicant proposes converting the front two buildings into residential units and constructing two additional buildings behind them.
The applicant described the units as townhouses of about 1,200–1,400 square feet, generally two to three stories with 2–2.5 bathrooms, and said planned sales prices would be market rate (he estimated similar nearby units sell for about $200,000–$225,000). Commissioner Wynne asked whether any units would be subject to affordability restrictions; the applicant said units would be market-rate and that affordable-housing components were unlikely at this site. Staff emphasized that the zone change would be to a multifamily zone and that any site-plan specifics (including parking and affordability details) would come back to the planning commission during site-plan review.
Commissioner Fernardi moved to send a positive referral to the Zoning Commission, citing consistency with the 2015 Plan of Conservation and Development; the motion was seconded and approved by voice vote.
Next steps: the rezoning request will proceed to the Zoning Commission and a future site-plan review to consider design, parking, and any other conditions.
