A proposed 48-room, four-story hotel at the corner of Regent and Monroe streets has hit another snag.

Madison Ald. Julia Kerr, Dist. 13, filed an appeal Thursday of a May 5 decision by the city Plan Commission to grant a demolition permit to tear down an existing 16,000-square-foot building on the site.

In a letter to zoning administrator Matt Tucker, Kerr wrote that the Plan Commission should review a proposed deed restriction before final approval.

She also said the use of a proposed outdoor plaza could mean the hotel would need a conditional-use permit if its size exceeds 40,000 square feet. Without the plaza, the building would be 39,857 square feet, which would not require the permit.

The appeal will go before the City Council, where a hearing will be scheduled and a two-thirds vote is needed to overturn the Plan Commission's granting of the demolition permit, said city planning unit director Brad Murphy.

"The primary purpose (of the appeal) was to clarify the contents and approval of the deed restriction," he said. "The deed restriction was intended to address neighborhood concerns."

At a public hearing, neighbors expressed concerns about traffic and noise related to the proposed hotel at 1501 Monroe St.

The project has stalled four times during nearly three years that it has been in the works. Earlier this year, architect Bob Sieger hired Madison urban planner John Stockham and traffic engineer John Lichtenheld to help win approval.

Sieger could not be reached Friday for comment.