2007-14 REZONING PROPERTY - 229 WEST MAIN STREET

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ECONOMIC AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT MEM RANDUM Memo No. 07-40 ' March 14, 2007 TO: Honorable Mayor Paul Osborne and City Council FROM: Steve Garm City Manager Greg C. Cr e Director of Economic and Urban Develo men� Suzan Stickle Senior Planner.�S SUBJECT: Request to rezone 229 West Main Street to PD Planned D velopment SUMMARY RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends approval of he petition on behalf of the Salvation Army with the following conditions: a. Final site, landscaping and lighting plans shall be reviewed y the Economic and Urban Development Department, the Department of Engineering an Infrastructure and the Fire Department prior to construction. b. The final site plan shall reflect continued access to St. Paul's Lut eran Church. BACKGROUND: The subject site currently contains the Salvatio Army social service center, community center and parking lots as well as a former liquor store. The subject petition requests rezoning to PD Planned Development to allow for the construction of n addition to the community center and the construction of a new social service center. Both the fo er liquor store and the current social service center will be demolished. New parking lots will also be c nstructed. The rezoning to PD Planned Development allowing for the expansio of the existing Community Center, the rebuilding of the Social Services Center and additional arking is consistent with the character of the surrounding neighborhood and general area. 1. The surrounding zoning includes B-2 Commercial District, B-4 Ce ral Business District and O-1 Office District. The proposed development is consistent with the i tent of the West Main Street Overlay District. 2. Landscaping that meets the requirements of the Zoning Ordinance re being met in the proposed development landscaping plan. 3. The proposed addition to the community center and new social se ice building will have a brick fa�ade to match the current community center fa�ade. 4. Ninety-nine parking spaces will be provided which exceeds the requirements of the Zoning Ordinance. Fourteen of the proposed spaces provided are located in he current Union Street right- of-way which the petitioner has requested a vacation. 5. Two (2) freestanding signs and four (4) wall signs are proposed fo the development and will be built in accordance with the submitted sign drawings. Existing ignage includes one (1) free standing sign, two (2) wall signs, a wall crest and a wall mounted bul etin board.