2013-80 AMENDING B-3 PLANNED SHOPPING CENTER DISTRICT - 3755 NORTH WATER STREET

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DEVELOPMENT SERVICES MEMORANDUM No. 13-69 October 30, 2013 TO: Honorable Mayor Michael T. McElroy and City Council FROM: Ryan P. McCrady, City Manager Billy Tyus, Assistant City Manager Suzan M. Stickle, Senior Planner Joselyn A. Stewart, Transportation Planner SUBJECT: Amend B-3 Planned Shopping Center District at 3755 North W ter Street SUMMARY RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends approval of the B-3 Planned Shopping Center District the following conditions: 1.) Final site, landscaping and lighting plans shall be submitted to and approved by the Department of Planning and Building Services, the Department of Public Works and the Fire Department prior to building pern its being released; 2.) Consumer Credit Services and Pawnbrokers shall be listed in the notes on t e site plan as uses not permitted on this site; 3.) Drainage and detention requirements shall be met in accordance with City Standards; 4.) ADA compliant curb ramp shall be provided within easy access to the handicap spaces in front of the building and the striped walkway. The distance that handicap people need to travel behind parked vehicles shall be minimized. The City Plan Commission voted 9-0 to recommend approval of this petition at the October 3, 2013 meet ng; the minutes of the meeting are attached. BACKGROUND: The Mound Center site is 18.10 acres and is currentl improved with a Target retail store on the west side of the site, a mixed tenant building including Starbucks on the north side and an Olive Garden to the east. The site was rezoned to B-3 Planned Shopping Center District in April 2003 to allow for retail development. The subject properly, Lot Two (2) of Mound Center, is 3.43 acres and is currently unimproved. The requested amendment to the Mound Center Planned Shopping Center District is for the potential development of Lot Two (2). The City has reached an agreemeni in principal for a developer to bring a new Ashley Furniture to the site as the next phase of d velopment, and is working through the details of a redevelopment agreement for the project. The council has approved a contract to sell the land to the developer and there would also be Epace for additional development within the building being constructed which could potentially include additional retail, restaurant or other commercial entities. Ashley Furniture stores consistently rank amongst the largest home furnishings retailers in the United States with parent company Ashley Furniture Industries being the largest manufacturer of furniture in the world. The size of the originally approved building has been increased from 35, 00 square feet to 35,255 square feet. Utilities and access to the site have been provided as part of the original Planned Shopping Center District. Currently there is a 125,400 square foot retail building on Lot One (1), a 4,960 square foot retail/restaurant building on Lot Three (3), and a 6,057 square foot restaurant building on Lot Four (4). Two-hundred parking stalls including nine (9) handicap