Lexington Street Four-Unit Residential Development

At a glance

What: Docket 258-26, a special permit and site plan petition by a family trust to raze a dwelling on Lexington Street and build four residential units in one building, changing a nonconforming two-family use, with the Council determining density and dimensional controls and with relief for parking in the side setback and reduced maneuvering aisle and driveway width. The lot is about 14,426 sq. ft. in an SR3 district (Ward 4).
Where it stands: Land Use approved 8-0 and closed the public hearing; the Council approved the item 24-0 on September 8.
Open concern: Councilor Block raised traffic and safety concerns at the Lexington Street and Wolcott Street intersection.

Land Use Committee approved 8-0, hearing closed. The Council approved 24-0. Councilor Block noted concerns about traffic the project could create at Lexington Street and Wolcott Street and said safety precautions at that intersection would be the City's responsibility, not the developer's.