2008-30 APPROVING AMENDMENTS TO PHASE I PD, PHASE II PD AND R-6 PUD - WABASH CROSSING

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Excerpts from Plan Commission Minutes of March 6,2008 New Business Cal. No. 08-OS Petition of EAST LA /DECATUR, LLC for amendments to the Wa ash Crossing lst Addition Planned Development, Wabash Crossing 2"d Addition Planned De elopment and Wabash Crossing R-6 Planned U it Development. Cal. No. 08-06 Wabash Crossing Thi d Addition-Major Final Plat of Subdivisio located along East Grand Avenue and N rth Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive. Calendar Numbers 08-OS and 08-06 were presented together. Ms. Stephanie Ashe was sworn in by Mrs. Poland. Ms. Ashe presented the recommendation of staff: The subject properties, containing 11.86 acres in total, are currently developed and dispersed throughout Phases I and II of Wabash Crossing. These parcels have he basic infrastructure and services already in place. The property is owned by the City of Decat r and the Decatur Housing Authority. East Lake/Decatur, LLC is the project developer. The ites are surrounded on all sides by Phases I and II of Wabash Crossing. The proposed Final Plat is part of the Planned Development and assuming the amendments are approved, the site ill be developed according to approved plans. The subject sites are located in the Phase I PD, P se II PD and the R-6 PUD which are part of an ongoing Hope VI project. The petitioner plans to partially demolish part of the Ulrich Center in the future Town Center area. The petitioner also proposes to construct 90 dwelling units in 30 buildings on the sites; 68 of the units will be in 2-bedroom dwellings while 22 units will be -bedroom dwellings. The overall design of the proposed amendments is a series of duplexes an fourplexes,throughout the existing Wabash Crossing development. The building designs will eet all HUD fair housing and accessibility requirements. No additional street lighting will be a ded nor has there been any proposal to amend the street lighting. Adequate landscaping which meets the requirements of the current Zoning Ordinance has been provided. Additionally, t e Wabash Crossing Third Addition Final Plat has been submitted for approval to allow f r the construction of the aforementioned duplexes and fourplexes. The subdivision is necess to create larger lots as the original lots from the First and Second Additions of Wabash Crossi g were created for single- family structures. The proposed amendments will be consistent and compatible with t e current developments as well as the set goals of the overall redevelopment plan and the omprehensive Plan. The amendments are expected to have a continued positive impact on the area. The pedestrian- oriented neighborhood will continue to be identified by the desig amenities and details not found in many residential neighborhoods. In addition, the exi ting streets, utilities and infrastructure are sufficient to serve the land use. The proposed p king for each of the units meets the requirements of the Zoning Ordinance.