A concept plan for a long-vacant downtown site where a jazz club had once been proposed has been withdrawn.

The Redevelopment Agency, at its regular public meeting last night, approved a resolution (No. 11-18) to refund application and escrow fees to Lela’s 4, LLC, the owner of property at 1646-48 Irving St. (Block 162, Lots 5, 6 and 7), the corner of Irving Street and Seminary Avenue.

The owner previously had paid the agency an application fee of $500 and escrow fees of $1,000 in anticipation of its application to redevelop the property. No plan was ever submitted to the agency for consideration, according to the resolution.

Redevelopment Director Leonard Bier told commissioners during their meeting last night that he typically meets with developers for a preliminary screening of any proposal; if it’s not well received, a developer can avoid moving forward given the cost involved. Bier, along with City Administrator Cherron Rountree and former Mayor Samson Steinman, met with the property owner last year to review a concept plan but there were significant issues related to parking, among other things, and likely would not receive a designation as redeveloper.

In a brief conversation after last night’s meeting, Bier said the concept plan suggested a mixed use, featuring residential along with a small cafe and artist retail space, but also proposed an addition to the property and increased density. The concept plan did not sufficiently address parking, he said. It’s unclear what the property owner will do next or whether they will sell the property.

The three lots were acquired more than two years ago by an entity named Lela’s 4, LLC. Collectively, the three lots are assessed for $183,700, which generated an overall property tax bill last year of about $12,431.

This summer will be 11 years since the Planning Board granted approval for a jazz club with second-floor apartments that never panned out. The Redevelopment Agency in 2012 lifted a restriction on the property that required it to be developed specifically as a jazz club after the project ran into problems. The most recent sale in 2016 did not include the liquor license and before that sale, there was some discussion among the Redevelopment Agency about potentially creating parking at the site.

The next regular, public meeting of the Redevelopment Agency is scheduled for June 6 at 6:30 p.m. in City Hall.