Town Council to weigh 32-unit Virginian Lodge Apartments plan on W Broadway

Jackson’s Town Council will hold a public hearing on a development plan for 32 market-rate apartment units in four two-story buildings at the Virginian Lodge property, 750 W. Broadway Ave. meeting agenda. The apartments are described in the packet as mostly small units (24 one-bedrooms around 341 sq ft, plus eight two-bedrooms around 852 sq ft) on the southeast corner of the 7.79-acre site agenda packet.

For housing advocates, the key detail to watch is mitigation: instead of providing any deed-restricted employee housing on site, the developer proposes paying an in-lieu fee tied to a requirement of about 0.456 employee-housing units, listed in the packet as $124,027.08 due before building permits are issued agenda packet. Council can approve, deny, or add conditions at the hearing, after the Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval with conditions in early June.