A public hearing conducted by Mt. Lebanon commissioners last night provided details for a proposed boutique hotel on Washington Road.

The 12,600-square foot parcel is a parking lot but developer Kratsa Properties of Harmar is promising a seven-story SpringHill Suites by Marriott that will echo the architecture of major buildings surrounding it. James McMullan of architects Burt,Hill said the 108-room hotel will provide "the smallest footprint possible" at the ends of what is considered downtown Mt. Lebanon.

The stone-and-brick facade will be fronted by 10 feet of green space, with an indoor pool area and hillside parking garage in the back along the area known as Parse Way.

There was one concern, however. The width of the parking lanes along Washington Road is 6 1/2 feet, and, as pointed out by one resident, the natural reaction of guests driving to the curb in anticipation of check-in might lead to some close calls from traffic in the adjacent lane.

Municipal traffic issues are on the agenda for the commissioners' Feb. 23 meeting.