CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM
ACTION REQUESTED:
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Receive the report for Lincoln at CityGate Centre located at the northeast corner of CityGate Lane and Westings Avenue PZC 20-1-011 (Item 1 of 3)
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DEPARTMENT: Transportation, Engineering and Development
SUBMITTED BY: Scott Williams, AICP
BOARD/COMMISSION REVIEW:
Not required.
BACKGROUND:
The 5 acre subject property is located at the northeast corner of Westings Avenue and CityGate Lane and is known as Lot 2 and part of Lot 3 of CityGate Centre. The subject property is zoned OCI PUD (Office, Commercial, and Institutional District - Planned Unit Development) and is currently vacant. On September 3, 2019, the City Council approved a request by the petitioner, CityGate Centre Ventures LLC, for: a major change to the PUD and a revised PUD plat with deviations to increase the building height and to reduce the number of parking spaces and lot area; a preliminary plat of subdivision including a deviation from the 30' platted setback along Westings Avenue; a conditional use to permit multi-family dwelling units; and, a variance to reduce the required amount of masonry on the building.
The proposed 5-story, 482,358 square foot building features exterior materials including fiber cement siding, metal panel, composite wood cladding, and glass. The petitioner also received a variance for the exterior materials from the Building Review Board (BRB) on June 19, 2019.
DISCUSSION:
Final PUD
The proposed Final PUD Plat substantially conforms to the Preliminary PUD Plat for Lincoln at CityGate, thereby eliminating the need for a Planning and Zoning Commission review. The petitioner proposes to construct a 285 unit multi-family rental unit building with 38,000 square foot roof level event center on the subject property. The event center will be owned by the Calamos Group (owner of Hotel Arista and other CityGate buildings) and will provide additional banquet space for the campus. An enclosed second story pedestrian wa...
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