97-74 AMENDING PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT

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' , , o II CO1��IlVfiJNITY DEVELOP'_V�NT iV1EMORr1NDUM NO. 97-85 July 30, 1997 �', TO: Honorable Ma or Te M. Howle and Y iTY Y City Council Members '� FROM: James L. Williams ., City Manager � ' Debora L. Bean, ting Community Development Director�� Robert A. McQueen, Senior Planner (�'�''� ' SUBJECT: Ordinance amending a Planned Unit Development regarding Millikin ' University and First Site Properties, Ltd. i The subject petition requests amendment to Ord. #95-74, which was approved in II December, 1995, granting a special use pemut for a planned unit development for I, property generally bound by West Wood Street, South Oakland Avenue, West Decatur I Street, and the Norfolk and Southern Railroad. As submitted, the proposed amendment calls for increasing the proposed office/retail building at the southwest corner of West i Wood Street and South Oakland Avenue to two stories in height rather than one story, �'I which would result in a total floor area of 12,000 square feet rather than 6,000 square ', feet. Further, the petition calls for establishing 39 additional angle parking spaces along 'I the west side of Oakland Avenue adjacent to the subject development. With the vacation j of a twelve foot strip of land along said street, these spaces would be totally located on '�, private property with direct access to the street. j � Subsequent to submitting the request as noted, petitioner verbally requested that the plan '' be further amended to allow a seven foot high fence around the perimeter of the tract rather than a six foot high fence as pernutted by the Zoning Ordinance and granted by the original special use permit. I The City Plan Commission recommended approval of the petition as submitted except for ',, the increased fence height, which was recommended to remain at six feet. Likewise, staff so recommends approval; we will be available to answer any specific questions.