2007-71 REZONING PROPERTY - 1100 WEST ARBOR DRIVE

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ECONOMIC AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT MEM RANDUM Memo No. 07-99 August 29, 2007 TO: Honorable Mayor Paul Osborne and City Council FROM: Steve G n, City Manager Greg C. ro e, Assistant City Manage�/ Suzan Stickle, Senior Planner.`.r� SUBJECT: Request to rezone in the 1100 Block of West Arbor Drive to PD Planned Development SUMMARY RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends approval of he petition with the fallowing condition: I a. Final site, landscaping and lighting plans shall be reviewed by th Economic and Urban ��, Development Department, the Department of Engineering and In astructure and the Fire ', Department prior to construction. I BACKGROUND: The subject site is undeveloped. The subject petitio requests rezoning to Planned �� Development to allow for the construction of 12 villas and an apartment uilding for a senior living facility. The 12 villas will be duplexes for independent living and the ap rtment building will have 36 'I independent living units and 32 assisted living units for a total of 92 unit . New parking lots and a 21 '� space detached garage will also be constructed for the apartment buildin and the villas will have I�, attached garages. Thirty(30) feet of right-of way will be dedicated for bor Drive along the North I side of the property and 70 feet of right-of-way will be dedicated for Oak and Avenue along the East '' side of the property in case Oakland Avenue is extended South. I The proposed development is consistent with the character of the surroun ing neighborhood and ' general area and with the intent of the Comprehensive Plan. The propo ed development is consistent with the intent of the Comprehensive Plan. 1. The surrounding zoning includes B-1 Neighborhood Shopping Distri t, R-3 Single Family ' Residence Districts and R-5 Two Family Residence District. ' 2. The Comprehensive Plan shows the area as Low Density Residential nd with a density of 6 units I per acre, this certainly falls within the parameters. The neighborhood to the East is zoned R-3 i Single Family Residence and allows far a density of 7.26 units per ac e. ' 3. Landscaping that meets the requirements of the Zoning Ordinance ar being met in the proposed � development landscaping plan. There will be an evergreen buffer on he East and West sides of the ' development. The East side buffer will be located on the West side o the dedicated right-of-way. 4. Seventy-one parking spaces will be provided which exceeds the requi ements of the Zoning Ordinance. Twenty-one of the proposed spaces provided are located n the garage in the Northwest corner of the development.