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Commission keeps review open on 36‑unit Main Street proposal; asks for color samples and parking data
Summary
Planning Commission continued the public hearing on a proposed five‑storey, 36‑unit building at 400–410 Main Street, asked the applicant for clearer material samples, consistency on renderings, and requested a one‑year follow‑up report on on‑site parking utilization; the item was held over to the July meeting.
The commission resumed a continued hearing for a proposed five‑storey, 36‑unit multifamily building in the WF‑2 Waterfront District and heard updates from staff and the project team. Megan (online) and the project’s traffic engineer, John Canning, told the commission that traffic comments have been addressed and that the applicant received a bonus height approval from the common council last month.
Board members focused on architectural materials and color consistency in the renderings. Multiple commissioners asked the applicant to bring a wider range of physical sample boards so the commission can pick a single rendering and material palette that matches. A commissioner raised landscaping concerns for the Route 9 frontage; staff confirmed existing DOT‑right‑of‑way vegetation would remain while some minor gaps at the north end would be revisited.
Members also pressed the project team for post‑occupancy parking data. One commissioner proposed asking the operator to report back in one year on actual parking utilisation, noting that the plan includes 36 spaces for 36 units. The commission agreed to hold the application over to July to allow the applicant to provide updated sample boards and resolve minor staff report items.
Motion to hold the item to the July meeting passed by voice vote.
