CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM
ACTION REQUESTED:
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Waive the first reading and pass the ordinance amending Section 6-7E-3 to allow daycare centers, preschools, primary schools, and secondary schools as conditional uses in the B5 (Secondary Downtown) zoning district (PZC 20-1-106) (requires 6 positive votes)
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DEPARTMENT: Transportation, Engineering and Development
SUBMITTED BY: Sara Kopinski, AICP
BOARD/COMMISSION REVIEW:
The Planning and Zoning Commission (PZC) considered the subject B5 text amendment on November 18, 2020 and unanimously voted to recommend approval (8-0). Staff concurs.
BACKGROUND:
A development petition has been submitted by Quattro Twenty Four North Washington, LLC for a Montessori school to be located at 24 N. Washington Street in the B5 (Secondary Downtown) zoning district. In conjunction with this development request, the petitioner requested that a text amendment to Section 6-7E-3 be processed to allow daycare centers, preschools, and primary schools with playground facilities and other supporting uses to be permitted as conditional uses in the B5 zoning district. The PZC concurred with this request and initiated the text amendment on October 21, 2020. The PZC then considered the proposed amendment on November 18, 2020 and voted to recommend approval of the amendment (approved 8-0).
DISCUSSION:
The intent of the B5 zoning district is to accommodate activities which may be incompatible with the predominant retail uses permitted in the B4 district, but are required to service the downtown as well as provide a transition to outlying residential areas. The B5 district accommodates a mix of office, service, and multi-family residential uses in a pedestrian-oriented environment with sufficient parking provided to accommodate permitted uses. Currently permitted uses include commercial services such as banks, beauty shops/salons, dry cleaning, and photography studios. Other permitted uses include offices, parks, and townhomes/multi-...
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