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Commission denies second downtown variance request for reduced parking
Summary
A second variance request for a similar downtown mixed‑use design (application 2026058) was denied after staff and neighbors raised the same concerns about meeting the four variance findings and the potential for long‑term housing to increase parking demand.
The commission denied variance application 2026058, which proposed parking relief for a second downtown parcel with essentially the same design as the previously denied request. Charles Dolan again represented the owners and described a similar build‑out; neighbors and the Masonic Lodge urged denial, arguing the design could effectively create long‑term housing without sufficient off‑street parking.
Permitting staff repeated that the record lacked sufficient evidence to meet the variance standards and emphasized concerns about cumulative parking and service‑vehicle impacts in downtown alleys and side streets. Commissioners voted to deny the variance following roll call.
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