CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM
ACTION REQUESTED:
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Option A: Concur with the petitioner and the Planning and Zoning Commission and pass the ordinance approving a major change to the River Main PUD to allow height and FAR deviations, and a fee in lieu of parking for the property located at 315 S. Main Street (River Main) - PZC 19-1-131; or
Option B: Concur with staff and pass the ordinance approving a major change to the River Main PUD to allow a height deviation and denying the requested FAR deviation for the property located at 315 S. Main Street (River Main) - PZC 19-1-131
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DEPARTMENT: Transportation, Engineering and Development
SUBMITTED BY: Sara Kopinski, AICP
BOARD/COMMISSION REVIEW:
The Planning and Zoning Commission considered this matter on January 15, 2020, and voted to recommend approval of the Petitioner's requests (Approved 9-0).
BACKGROUND:
The subject property is zoned B4 (Central Business District) with a conditional use for the River Main PUD. The property is currently vacant and consists of approximately 0.26 acres at the northwest corner of Main Street and Water Street.
On March 7, 2017, City Council passed Ordinance 17-030, approving a conditional use for a planned unit development and a preliminary/final planned unit development plat for River Main. When the River Main PUD was first established, a four-story, mixed-use building was planned for the subject property. The proposed building and site plan complied with all applicable zoning regulations and no deviations were included as part of the proposal.
The subject property has remained vacant since the 2017 approvals. At this time, the petitioner requests approval of a major change to the River Main PUD to allow the River Main building to exceed the maximum permitted height of sixty (60) feet and the maximum floor area ratio (FAR) of 2.5. A five-story, mixed-use building measuring sixty-nine (69) feet in height with an FAR of 2.88 is planned for the site. Staff finds the ...
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