CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM
ACTION REQUESTED:
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Consider a request by Shorewood Development Group, LLC to initiate an amendment to permit self-storage facilities in the B2 (Community Shopping Center District) - PZC 20-1-113
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DEPARTMENT: Transportation, Engineering and Development
SUBMITTED BY: Scott Williams, AICP
BOARD/COMMISSION REVIEW:
Upon City Council approval of the request to initiate an amendment pertaining to self-storage facilities, the proposed amendments (once drafted) will be presented to the Planning and Zoning Commission (PZC) at a future public hearing for review and recommendation.
BACKGROUND:
Shorewood Development Group, LLC has petitioned the City to amend the B2 zoning district regulations to permit self-storage facilities in the B2 district, subject to certain conditions (see attached petition). Per Section 6-3-9 (City Initiated Text Amendments and Rezoning), either the PZC or the City Council may initiate a request to amend the zoning ordinance.
The proposed text amendment to the B2 district was prompted by the petitioner's interest in the redevelopment of the Market Meadows Shopping Center, located at the northwest corner of S. Naper Blvd. and 75th St. (1265-1309 S. Naper Blvd.). This redevelopment would include, but not be limited to, updating and renovating the main courtyard where the self-storage facility would be located and constructing a new multi-tenant outlot building.
It is anticipated that, if initiated, the proposed text amendment will be processed concurrently with the petitioner's associated entitlement requests for the proposed redevelopment including a self-storage facility at Market Meadows Shopping Center. Per the petitioner, if the proposed amendment is not initiated, they will continue to move forward with portions of the development, but will not have a user identified in the area currently shown as the storage facility.
DISCUSSION:
The intent of the B2 district is "to accommodate the needs of a m...
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