2008-60 AMENDING O-1 PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT - 2200 BLOCK NORTH UNION STREET

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. � �� ' ' ' ECONOMIC AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT MEMO NDUM Memo No. 08-100 August 13, 2008 TO: Honorable Mayor Michael T. Carrigan and City Council FROM: John A. Smith, Interim City Manage Greg C. Crowe, Assistant City Mana Suzan Stickle, Senior Planne�5� SUBJECT: Amend O-1 Planned Unit Development in the 2200 Block N rth Union Street SUMMARY RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends approval of the mendment with the following conditions: a. The evergreen tree plantings shall have an installation height of si (6) feet. b. A six (6) foot fence or other screen permitted by the Zoning Or inance shall be installed along the east side of the parking lot between the parking lot and the req ired buffer yard. c. Final site, landscaping, and lighting plans shall be reviewed and pproved by the Economic and Urban Development Department, Department of Engineering a d Infrastructure and the Fire Departrnent prior to building permits being issued. The City Plan Commission voted 8-0 to recommend approval of this petition as presented at the August 7, 2008 hearing; the minutes of the meeting are attached. BACKGROUND: The subject site is located in the 2200 Block ofNorth U ion Street and was approved far a Planned Unit Development in April of 2002 by the City Council. The operty is currently developed with parking lots and a family lodging facility. The Northeast corner of the s bject property is currently undeveloped and the entire site is located within the Institutional Overlay Di trict. The petitioner proposes to amend the O-1 PUD to include the property 1 cated at 255 West Kenwood Avenue. The amendment will allow the petitioner to add another 59 pa king spaces and to align the expansion of the parking lot with the current parking lot configuration. he entire site lies within the Overlay District which has a front yard parking lot setback of 25 feet while t e 0=1 PUD allows for a three (3) foot setback along West Kenwood Avenue. Staff supports an expansion of the current parking lot as it will create a mor practical configuration within the DMH campus. The subject property is currently within the limits of In staff's opinion, amending the boundaries of the O-1 PUD will not ad ersely affect the neighboring properties. The amendment to the O-1 PUD is compatible with the intent o the Comprehensive Plan, the Institutional Overlay District and the original O-1 PUD. POTENTIAL OBJECTION: There were no known objectors at the Plan C mmission meeting. INPUT FROM OTHER SOURCES: N/A STAFF REFERENCE: Any additional questions may be forwarded to Suz n Stickle at 424-2786 or at sstickle(c�decaturil. o�v. BUDGET/TIME IMPLICATIONS: None