CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM
ACTION REQUESTED:
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Pass the ordinance approving a major change to the Railway Plaza Commercial Planned Unit Development and a preliminary PUD plat with various deviations for Weston Ridge Apartments (540 Weston Ridge Drive) – DEV-0035-2026
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DEPARTMENT: Transportation, Engineering and Development
SUBMITTED BY: Sara Kopinski, AICP
BOARD/COMMISSION REVIEW:
The Planning and Zoning Commission considered DEV-0035-2026 on August 19, 2026, and recommended approval of the request (approved 7-0). Staff concurs.
BACKGROUND:
The subject property consists of approximately 1.5 acres and is known as Lot 8 of the Railway Plaza PUD. The subject property is improved with a parking lot that was previously used for private commuter parking spaces. The petitioner, 540 Weston Ridge, LLC, proposes redeveloping the property with an apartment building consisting of 65-micro-units. To do so, the petitioner requests approval of a major change to the Railway Plaza PUD to remove the commercial limitations previously placed on the property and preliminary PUD plat, along with deviations to increase the density from 25 residential units to 65 residential units, increase the maximum height from 43 ft. to approximately 47 ft., and allow a wall sign on a residential property.
The City’s Land Use Master Plan identifies the future place type of the subject property to be Urban Center which identifies multi-family residential as an appropriate supporting use. Staff finds the petitioner’s proposal to be compatible with this designation.
DISCUSSION:
Zoning Background
In 2009, the City approved Ordinance No. 09-062 and 09-063 rezoning the subject property from R3 (Medium Density Multiple-Family Residence District) to B3 (General Commercial District), along with a major change to the Railway Plaza PUD to utilize the subject property for 167 private commuter parking spaces. Under the terms of the 2009 approvals, discontinuance of the parking lot use automatic...
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