2003-52 AMENDING PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT NEAR NORTH REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT / WABASH CROSSING

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ECONOMIC AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT MEMORANDUM No. 03-76 August 11, 2003 TO: Mayor Paul Osborne and City Council Members FROM: Steve Gann , ity Manager A. J. Krieg , sistant City Manager Dane C. Bra g, lanning&Econo c D elopment Manager� SUBJECT: R-6 Planned Unit Development Amendment-Wabash Crossing Phase One SUMMARY RECOMMENDATION: Staff finds the proposed amendment to be consistent with the standards of review for a planned development and further finds that the amendments are consistent with the Decatur Urban Area Land Use Plan, the Near North Neighborhood Redevelopment Plan, the Near North Master Plan Supplement and the previously approved plans. Based on these factors, staff recommends approval of the petition with the following condition: the D-7 and D-8 front elevations be revised to provide a roof elevation area and/or roof accent element consistent with the recommendations of the Near North Neighborhood Redevelopment Plan. The City Plan Commission voted 7-0 with one abstention to recommend approval of this petition at the August 7, 2003, hearing. Minutes of the meeting are attached. BACKGROUND: The petitioner is requesting an amendment to the P.U.D. approved June 16, 2003 in response io refinements in the housing designs and building material changes since the original designs. The petitioner is requesting a change in the allowable materials to include vinyl siding in lieu of fiber cement board siding on the residential units. Housing designs have been slightly modified to standardize some design features. Additionally, porches have been modified slightly on some units. Staff has worked with the petitioner to I maintain window sizes and layouts and porches to provide optimal design amenities for each unit. The number of building types has been consolidated from 24 designs in the approved PUD �, to a total of 20 building designs proposed in this amendment. The number of units (249) will I, remain unchanged from the prior PUD submittals. It is anticipated that a subsequent amendment I will be forthcoming at the time the designs for the homeownership residential units are complete. ', The proposed designs have been broken into Priority Area One and Priority Area Two. As shown on the plat, Priority Area One encompasses the Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard streetscape. Priority Area One has been designated with more stringent architectural requirements and building material ratios (brick, siding, etc.) to preserve the boulevard streetscape recommended by the Near North Neighborhood Redevelopment Plan. Priority Area Two has been provided with less stringent architectural requirements in order to meet project constraints.