CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM
ACTION REQUESTED:
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Pass the ordinance approving a major change to the Kroehler Center PUD to permit a parking deviation on the subject property located at 200-300 E. 5th Avenue (5th Avenue Station) - PZC 20-1-120
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DEPARTMENT: Transportation, Engineering and Development
SUBMITTED BY: Erin Venard
ENTITLEMENTS REQUESTED:
A major change to the planned unit development to permit a deviation to reduce the off-street parking required per 6-9-3 (Schedule of Off-Street Parking Requirements) in order to construct an interior addition to the 5th Avenue Station building.
BOARD/COMMISSION REVIEW:
The Planning and Zoning Commission (PZC) considered PZC 20-1-120 on February 17, 2021, and voted to recommend approval of the case (Approved, 7-0). Staff concurs.
BACKGROUND:
Located at the southwest corner of 5th Avenue and Loomis Street, the subject property has a common address of 200-300 E. 5th Avenue. The subject property is zoned I (Industrial District) and is comprised of an approximately 290,000 square foot mixed use building and approximately 397 parking spaces. The parking spaces are located in five surface lots adjacent to the building and directly north from the building across 5th Avenue.
In 1986, the City Council approved ordinance 86-3, a final Planned Unit Development (PUD) for the Kroehler Center which facilitated the conversion of the former Kroehler Furniture Factory into the 5th Avenue Station building. The PUD approval also permitted commercial, retail, residential, and office uses in the 5th Avenue Station building.
The petitioner, McAllister Pierce Partners LP, proposes to add eight apartment units and 2,300 square feet of office space within the existing 5th Avenue Station building. The new apartment units will be located on second floor over a portion of the first floor that previously had no ceiling. The new office space will be located on the first floor. The proposed apartment and office addition will r...
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