Concerns were raised at the last hearing regarding illegal parking after hours, as well as parking on the neighboring property. An argument was made at the last hearing that since this area is within a designated Neighborhood Parking Zone, there should be ample parking available on the street. Traditionally, Neighborhood Parking Zones have been placed in areas where the supply does not meet the high demand. For instance, within neighborhoods that border Indiana University. All disturbed grass areas must be re-seeded and returned to a stabilized state.
Staff continues to recommend approval based on the findings in the original staff report.
However, some of the conditions of approval have been revised. All gravel must be removed from the adjacent property. Dirt areas in the petitioner's yard must be seeded and restored to groundcover. David Ferguson stated that he lives at 615 N. Washington Street. He said it's standard to have a second hearing staff report when you have a second hearing for a case.