60 units is possibly 120 new residents meaning 100-120 more cars... where are they going to park? This proposed development only includes 113 spaces. Nearby parking and on-street parking is used by other businesses and residents. Obviously there's going to be a shortage unless something is done to mitigate it.
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Critics say even if the developer obtains the city lot, it still is short the number of planned spaces that would normally be required under code and would eliminate all the spaces which adjacent businesses, including medical offices and a photo studio, currently rely on for their customers.
Hallock, a retired postal worker who served on the Planning Commission from 2001 to 2005, also believes a scramble for parking is inevitable. He lives on Center Street, north of 11 Mile and watched a five-story apartment building going up across the alley on Main Street last year.
“At least that project was smaller and they put in parking on the first level,” he said.
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Point is, whether it's 5 or 50 stories, if there's not capacity for either size of development then obviously the city needs to spend the effort to find solutions that make everyone happy.
Of course, the other issue is whether developers are paying off council members to look the other just to greenlight projects, but that's a whole other issue. However, I do think the NIMBYs has legitimate concerns.