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City planner outlines two pending site plans; council weighs short moratorium on residential filings in city center
Summary
City planner presented two active site-plan reviews — a five-unit studio apartment proposal on a former motel parcel and 26 townhomes at a Wells Fargo corner — and council discussed using a 90–180 day moratorium while a small-area plan is prepared for the city-center area.
Alec Murphy, the city planner, updated council on two formal site-plan applications under review: a former motel parcel proposed for five studio apartment units with about 32 parking stalls and a Wells Fargo corner lot proposed for 26 townhome-for-sale units that is currently constrained by an alley easement. Murphy said neither plan is approved; both remain under departmental review and may require alley vacations or master-development agreements to proceed. "They're still under review," Murphy said, noting the motel parcel has one Washington Street access and the Wells Fargo proposal is working through an alley-vacation process.
Murphy also briefed council on the small-area plan grant and asked whether the council wanted a moratorium (statutory maximum 180 days, commonly implemented in 90-day increments) on residential applications in the city-center core while the consultant work proceeds. Councilors expressed mixed views — some supported a pause to align zoning with the plan, others worried about delaying projects — and directed staff to return with options and legal guidance on moratorium timing and scope.
