The Winchester City Development Committee voted to recommend approval of a conditional use permit to convert the ground-floor nonresidential unit at 214 South Braddock Street into a single-family rental with four bedrooms.

The application, identified in the meeting transcript variously as “CUP 205230” and later as “CUP 25-230,” was described by applicant David Lohman. Lohman said the structure has housed offices and other nonresidential uses for many years and that recent attempts to secure retail tenants have failed, prompting the owner to pursue conversion to a single-family rental. Lohman said the building is set back a few feet from the street with a covered porch, the other half of the duplex has been residential for many years, and there is room for off-street parking in the rear on gravel accessed from South Indian Alley.

Lohman told the committee that a 10-foot easement crosses the rear of the property to provide neighbor access to parking, which limits space for additional green area. He also said the site sits in a transition area between commercial and residential uses and cited the nearby Children’s Discovery Museum and 50 50 Tap House as examples of adjacent commercial activity. He said the proposal follows the comprehensive plan’s guidance for neighborhood stabilization.

Committee members asked no substantive follow-up questions at the hearing. A committee member moved to recommend approval of the conditional use permit for conversion of the ground-floor nonresidential use to residential in the B‑1 District at 214 South Braddock Street; the motion carried by voice vote.

Votes at a glance
- Approval of minutes (September 25 meeting): motion moved and passed by voice vote (recorded as “Aye”).
- Recommendation to approve CUP for 214 S. Braddock (application identified in the transcript as “CUP 205230” and later “CUP 25-230”): motion moved and passed by voice vote (recorded as “Aye”).

Why this matters
Conversions of ground-floor commercial space to residential can alter neighborhood character, affect parking demand and change the mix of services on walkable corridors. At this meeting, the committee’s recommendation advances the applicant’s request to the next step in the city review process.

Details clarified in the meeting
- Proposed use: single-family rental, four bedrooms (as stated by the applicant).
- Parking: off-street gravel parking accessed from South Indian Alley; a 10-foot easement across the rear provides access for neighbors and limits green-space additions.
- Zoning references: the proposal is in the B‑1 District and was presented under section 9-216 of the zoning ordinance (as recorded in the transcript).
- Application identifier: transcript contains inconsistent references to the CUP number; the committee record should be checked for the official application number before implementation.

Provenance
- topicintro: transcript block starting at 00:22.775 (“First on our agenda we have CUP 20 five-two 30. That's a request of David Lohman for a conditional use permit to convert a Ground Floor non residential use to a residential use per section nine-two-sixteen of the zoning zoning ordinance at 214 South Braddock.”).
- topfinish: transcript block ending at 03:26.540 (“Okay. All those in favor? Aye. That motion carries. And next, Sean is gonna continue with the residential pipeline.”).

Speakers
- David Lohman — Applicant (first referenced at 00:22.775).
- Chair (unnamed) — Development Committee chair (first referenced at 00:00.240).
- Brennan — Staff member (called to perform roll; first referenced at 00:00.240).
- Committee member (mover) — unnamed committee member who moved the motions (first referenced at 00:12.695).

Authorities
- ordinance: Zoning ordinance, section 9-216 (referenced_by:["action_cup_214_braddock"]).
- policy: Comprehensive plan — neighborhood stabilization guidance (referenced_by:["action_cup_214_braddock"]).

Clarifying details
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Proper_names
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Searchable_tags
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Provenance_transcript_segments
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Salience
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