CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM
ACTION REQUESTED:
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Pass the ordinance granting an extension to the temporary use for parking facilities located on Monarch Landing Lots 1B, 1C, and 2 to remain in place until commencement of construction
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DEPARTMENT: Transportation, Engineering and Development
SUBMITTED BY: Erin Venard, Operations Manager-DRT
BOARD/COMMISSION REVIEW:
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BACKGROUND:
The subject property, known as Monarch Landing Lots 1B, 1C, and 2, was previously part of the Monarch Landing Planned Unit Development (PUD). In 2014, the Monarch Landing PUD was amended to remove the subject property from the PUD. The petitioner, Calamos Real Estate LLC, subsequently purchased the subject property. In 2018, the City Council approved development plans known as CityGate Centre North (CGN) which included a hockey arena for the subject property.
Due to a resubdivision of the property that occurred as a part of the 2014 PUD amendment, three existing parking facilities no longer complied with the City’s parking requirements in Section 6-9-2:4.3 (Yard Requirements for Off-Street Parking Facilities) which requires a 5’ setback from the parking lot to the property line as well as Section 6-7F-2 (OCI: Permitted Uses) which does not permit a parking lot as a principal use in the OCI zoning district.
In 2014 the petitioner was granted approval of a temporary use to permit the surface parking lots to remain in place until commencement of construction or until June 3, 2019, whichever occurred first. The temporary use was extended in both 2019 and 2022 and is due to expire on June 2, 2025.
DISCUSSION:
The petitioner is no longer moving forward with the CGN development and is currently under contract to sell the property with the prospective buyer in the due diligence period. Therefore, the petitioner requests extension of the temporary use to permit the parking facilities to remain in place until commencement of construction (associated with a new development). It is important to note that because the property is a PUD, any new proposals for the subject property would require review of the PZC and City Council.
There are three asphalt surface parking lots with a total of 212 parking spaces, including 63 on Lot 1B, 2 on Lot 1C, and 147 on Lot 2. The spaces on Lots 1B and 2 serve as overflow parking for Monarch Landing, while the spaces on Lot 1C serve as parking for the maintenance facility.
Per Section 6-2-11 (Temporary Buildings, Structures and Uses of Land), the City Council must approve a temporary use which exceeds a six month period of time. Staff supports the proposed temporary use extension. The subject property is currently under contract and the parking lots are non-obtrusive in nature.
FISCAL IMPACT:
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