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Board closes public hearing for proposed Inn at Spy Hill; applicants to supply final materials
Summary
Developers seeking to convert 1064 Walcott Ave into a 48‑room Inn at Spy Hill updated the board on revised landscaping, SHPO comments, the retention of a historic second‑floor porch, and a 39‑space on‑site parking plan plus off‑site overflow arrangements; the board closed the public hearing and asked staff to prepare a draft resolution for next month.
Taylor Palmer, attorney for the applicant, opened the public update for the Inn at Spy Hill project and said the team submitted supplemental materials (Feb. 25) including refined landscaping, renderings and a lighting consultant report. The proposal would adaptively reuse a historic north building and add new construction for a 48‑room hotel with an accessory restaurant; the applicant currently proposes 39 on‑site parking spaces and a recorded agreement with Riverview Funeral Home for overflow use.
Board members and staff pressed for clarity on tree removal, historic details, and parking availability. Natalie, the planning liaison, asked for photos adjacent to proposed elevations so the board could compare existing fabric and proposed changes; she also flagged a county suggestion to consider a crosswalk at Beekman and Wolcott. The applicant said SHPO had responded and requested a construction protection plan; the zoning board of appeals had already granted a setback variance at its Feb. 18 meeting. After public comments and consultant questions about stormwater, municipal lot utilization and off‑site agreements, the board voted unanimously to close the public hearing and directed staff to prepare a draft resolution for potential adoption next month. "We are providing 39 spaces where 28 is the minimum," the applicant's representative said, noting additional overflow options as contingency.
The board’s requests before final sign‑off include: a clearer exhibit tallying how many spaces each project provided relative to prior code, a signed off‑site parking agreement to be recorded before the next hearing, finalized lighting and landscaping renderings, and a SHPO‑compliant construction protection plan.
