Council updates: promenade ramp, parking rules and Lighthouse Circle redesign
Summary
City updates covered promenade ramp progress, parking challenges caused by state residential site improvement standards (three-space requirement), and plans to redesign Lighthouse Circle with the county; the city said it expects to pay roughly 22% of construction costs and share design duties 50/50 with the county.
During council-manager committee reports the mayor updated the public on several ongoing projects. The promenade ramp project is nearing completion and city and county engineers will do a walk-through to address outstanding items; jettison (revetment) work was discussed to protect the ramp from storm damage.
Council members also discussed a parking challenge tied to the state's residential site improvement standards, which limit required parking to three spaces per home. The mayor said that rule allows very large homes to be built with as few as three required spaces and that the city is working with its planning board to seek waivers or other relief from the state.
On the Lighthouse Circle project the city said it is finalizing design and anticipates construction within about 18 months when engineering and approvals proceed; the mayor said the city expects to be responsible for roughly 22% of construction costs and that both county and city will share 50/50 on the design phase so the city has a say in the final layout.
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