CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM
ACTION REQUESTED:
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Receive the staff report for The Washington located at 720 N Washington Street, PZC 17-1-027 (Item 1 of 3)
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DEPARTMENT: Transportation, Engineering and Development
SUBMITTED BY: Kasey Evans, AICP
BOARD/COMMISSION REVIEW:
The Planning and Zoning Commission considered this matter on June 7, 2017 and voted to recommend approval of the request (approved 8-0). Staff concurs.
BACKGROUND:
The subject property is located on the east side of Washington Street, north of 7th Avenue, and is zoned OCI (Office Commercial and Institutional District). The properties directly north and south are zoned OCI, and the properties to the east are zoned R2 (Single-family and Low Density Multiple-family Residence District). The subject property is across the street from commercial properties zoned B3 (General Commercial District). It is approximately 23,500 square feet (0.54 acres) and is currently vacant.
DISCUSSION:
The petitioner, Washington Capital Management LLC, requests approval of a subdivision plat to consolidate the property into a single lot, a conditional use to allow retail and multi-family dwellings in the OCI district, a variance to reduce the number of required parking spaces, and a variance to reduce the major arterial setback, in order to permit the construction of a 3-story mixed-use building containing approximately 6,600 square feet of commercial space on the first floor and 8 apartments on the second and third floors.
The property is located within the 5th Avenue Study area. The existing OCI zoning and proposed retail/residential development is consistent with the 5th Avenue Study future land use designation of "Mixed-Use." The proposed development is generally consistent with the 5th Avenue Study recommendations including use, building and parking locations. The development also satisfies the intent of the 5th Avenue Study streetscape design recommendations by improving the pedestrian environment w...
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