Dick Spotswood: Planned Novato development needs parking solution

Novato’s City Council will soon approve a new five-story housing development grossly out of scale with the character of the city’s downtown.

The mixed commercial and residential building at Grant Avenue and Third Street will include 56 apartments and 1,735 feet of ground floor office and retail. Under Novato’s building code the maximum height allowed is 35 feet. This structure will top out at 64.4 feet. Zero parking is provided for the new residents or customers.

Don’t blame Novato council members for the out-of-place building.