2000-111 GRANTING SPECIAL PERMIT PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT - SOUTHEAST CORNER OF WOOD STREET AND OAKLAND AVENUE

Home Browse Search

ECONOMIC AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT MEMORANDUM I No. 00-187 I I December 13, 2000 i, TO: Honorable Mayor Terry M.Howley and Members of the City Council , FROM: Steve Garman,City Manager , A. J.Krieger,Assistant City an ger,Director of conomic and Urban Develop ' Steven J.Van Steenhuyse,Planning Manage�� j � SUBJECT: 1. Rezoning of 1053, 1059, 1063 and 1073 West Wood Street from R-6 Muliple I, Dwelling District to B-2 Commercial District. � 2. Granting a Special Use far a Planned Unit Development for the Southeast Corner ', of Wood Street and Oakland Avenue ! Attached you will find the Staff Report for the above referenced actions. The property in question is currently the site of the Blue Mill Restaurant and includes several other properties to the west along �, Wood Street and the properties to the south along Oakland Street down to Macon Street. The petitioners ' request rezoning of several properties west of the existing restaurant from R-6 to B-2 and approval of a II Planned Unit Development(PUD)for the entire site. They propose to demolish the existing buildings '� and construct a new,2-story building containing retail, offices,a banquet facility, a restaurant, and a 'I branch banking facility. Parking will be behind the building;however,they wish to count 24 on-street I parking spaces toward meeting the parking space requirements. A total of 170 parking spaces are , proposed; the Zoning Ordinance requires 172 spaces. However,the Council may approve this variance ��, via the PUD process. Staff feels that the uses proposed will have various hours with minimal overlap, so ' the reduction of two spaces will not lead to a parking problem. Please refer to the attached Staff Report for the details of this project. , These items were reviewed by the Plan Commission on December 7, 2000. The Commission recommended approval of the rezoning and PUD, subject to the following conditions: a) The drawing , will be revised to clarify the boundaries of the sidewalk near the corner of Oakland and Wood,prior to I this item being placed on the City Council agenda; and b) A petition for vacating the alley segment near Oakland Avenue must be submitted for City consideration prior to applying for any permits for this project. These conditions are reflected in the attached ordinance. The meeting minutes are attached. , The Planning Division staff and the Engineering and Infrastruture staff have reviewed the site plan and find the proposal acceptable. Staff recommends approval of the rezoning of the properties in question and approval of the Planned Unit Development for the southeast corner of Wood Street and Oakland Avenue as outlined in the attached Ordinance.