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Grandview Heights residents press for stronger pedestrian, parking and noise protections around City Place hotel project
Summary
Neighbors told the commission they remain concerned about pedestrian safety at the Kiwi cut‑through, valet queuing and rooftop noise; project supporters and staff say many of those concerns were addressed in negotiated conditions, but residents asked for added guarantees such as an additional raised crosswalk and stricter directional‑speaker limits.
Several residents from Grandview Heights and nearby neighborhoods addressed the commission about the proposed City Place hotel, urging stronger and enforceable protections for pedestrian safety, construction and employee parking, and rooftop noise.
Bruce Barber, speaking for Grandview Heights, thanked staff for coordination but requested an elevated crosswalk at the Kiwi private driveway and urged stricter directional‑speaker orientation to reduce reverberation into the neighborhood; he said, “We’ve almost been hit a number of times by the valets,” describing existing near‑misses at the valet/driveway area. Robin Knoecis raised process questions about infrastructure capacity for water, sewer and drainage, enforcement of construction‑worker parking requirements, and how the city will continue to work with historic neighborhood stakeholders as the project advances. Supporters including the Convention Center’s general manager urged the commission to approve the project and noted the county garage was designed with extra capacity. Planning staff and the applicant said they had incorporated many neighborhood requests into about 15 conditions and will use maintenance agreements and the county lease to implement parking and pedestrian improvements.
