rogerroger wrote:It seems like the new group avoided going through the OLC by designing the specs within the current PD-193. Can someone verify this? Looking back in December 2021, OLC rejected the similiar project & the group agreed to put all the parking underground. On the new TDLR submission, it looks like 6 of the 7 parking floors are above grade.
Here is the link to the OLC Dec 2021 meeting docs:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/14MKJ2vlCopQIGCqFbP3eTDAdAKudmOS0
Yes, that's the funny thing the OLC, in that case, applauded the parking below ground, and the developer hoped that would get the other approvals as a trade-off. The OLC at that time decided the traffic complaints made by community members were just too much to ignore, so they denied the project. I think in that case, if they had decided to ignore the OLC and go to the council, they probably would have gotten approval, but I would expect city staff and council members would have told them behind closed doors if that was likely to get approved without the OLC's blessing. In this case, they are building what they can without changes cause, legally, they can do a lot without requesting variances. Sadly that means we will get a big butt garage above ground, but we will get a tax-generating dual-branded hotel despite some neighbors believing that traffic will ruin their small-town feel...