CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM
ACTION REQUESTED:
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Receive the staff report for 445 Aurora Avenue (Charleston Row III) - PZC 22-1-034 (Item 1 of 3)
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DEPARTMENT: Transportation, Engineering and Development
SUBMITTED BY: Kathleen Russell, AICP, Community Planner
BOARD/COMMISSION REVIEW:
The Planning and Zoning Commission (PZC) considered PZC 22-1-034 on July 20, 2022. The Commission voted 7-0 to approve PZC 22-1-034; staff concurs.
BACKGROUND:
The subject property is approximately 24,780 square feet and is located on the north side of Aurora Avenue east of the intersection of Eagle Street and Aurora Avenue. The property is zoned OCI (Office, Commercial and Institutional District) and is currently improved with a commercial building that was most recently used as a vet clinic. The Petitioner proposes redeveloping the property with eight (8) townhomes. To achieve this, approval of a conditional use and variances to decrease the required minimum lot area, reduce the landscaping and screening requirements adjacent to residential for parking on the west side of the property, and reduce the setback for off street parking in the front yard have been requested.
DISCUSSION:
The Petitioner, Charleston Investments, LLC, has requested approval of the following conditional use permit and variances in order to develop eight (8) single-family attached units in two buildings:
1. Conditional use to allow for townhomes in the OCI Zoning District per Section 6-7F-3.
2. Variance to Section 6-7F-5:1 to allow for one unit per 3,097.5 SQFT.
3. Variance to Section 5-10-3:5.2.1 to allow for a 3ft wide landscape area adjacent to a drive aisle.
4. Variance to Section 5-10-3:5.2.4.1 so that a solid fence does not need to be installed adjacent to a residential use.
5. Variance to Section 6-9-2:4.3.1 to allow the guest parking to be 5ft from the front property line.
Conditional Use for Single-Family Attached Dwelling Units
Section 6-7F-3 (OCI Conditional Uses) classifies single-family...
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