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Neighbors warn of potential parking and drainage impacts from West Academy development
Summary
A resident said the proposed townhomes and a new public street could push overflow parking onto adjacent narrow streets and raised concerns about a longstanding drainage problem; commissioners and the applicant discussed mountable curb and signage as mitigations and asked staff to refer a drainage issue for ordinance or infrastructure review.
During public comment, a nearby resident said she welcomed development but warned that the new townhomes and visitor parking could cause overflow parking on adjacent narrow streets and asked for measures to prevent the area next to her house from becoming a parking strip. "I'm afraid that this whole strip next to my house will become a parking lot," the resident said, and asked the commission to consider no-parking markings or a curb.
Commissioners discussed several mitigation ideas with the applicant, including adding a mountable concrete curve on the side opposite the sidewalk, posting no-parking signs, and designing the new street as a two-way public roadway that is difficult to use for long-term on-street parking. Commissioners also asked staff to refer an existing stormwater/catch-basin problem on a nearby block to city council or infrastructure staff for review and possible ordinance-level changes.
