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Board flags parking shortfall and neighborhood impact for 116 Oakland proposal
Summary
The applicant proposes 16 units and 20 parking spaces (overlay code requires 24); board members warned tenants may shift parking to Walnut Street and asked for landscaping, drainage and 3‑D renderings to mitigate visual impact.
The applicant for 116 Oakland Avenue told the ZBA the proposed building would include 16 one‑bedroom units and 20 on‑site parking spaces. "We're providing 20 parking spaces for the development," Mike Grant said, adding the overlayparking standard is 1.5 spaces per unit and the project is four spaces short; the applicant said he expects to pursue payment‑in‑lieu for those four spaces with the Planning Board.
Board members repeatedly expressed concern that a shortfall would push residents to park on nearby Walnut Street and into neighboring residential streets. Committee member (Speaker 4) asked the applicant for a landscape plan and 3‑D renderings to show how the building would sit adjacent to one‑ and two‑story homes, calling for mitigation measures to reduce visual impact and protect drainage. The applicant said the building was shifted toward Walnut to increase separation from the north neighbor and that the lower level would be amenity space, not apartments.
