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Request by Jonathan Ward, Altius Building Company, for a Zoning Map Amendment from C2 District to C2/Planned Unit Development (PUD) District at 11400 W. Blue Mound Road
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Submitted by:
Tamara Szudy
Department:
Planning Division
A. Background/Options
The applicant is requesting a zoning map amendment from General Commercial (C2) District to C2/Planned Unit Development (PUD) Overlay District on an approximately 0.8 acre site located on the north side of Blue Mound Road between 114th Street and 115th Street. The intent of the amendment is to establish a PUD for a four-story, multi-unit residential development consisting of 41 residential units. Rezoning the site to C2/PUD Overlay District is necessary to allow for multi-family residential development, reduce required setbacks to move the building closer to the sidewalks along Blue Mound Road and 115th Street, and reduce the lot area per unit requirement.
The Plan Commission reviewed the project at the March meeting and recommended approval 7-0. The required public hearing before the Common Council was held April 18, 2023 with one person speaking in support of the project and two people providing comment including a concern about the proposed building setback from the Blue Mound Road property line.
Attached to this report is the applicant's project statement and zoning information. The next agenda item provides the plans for about the proposed development. The Plan Commission item is linked for reference.
B. Staff comments
Planning/Zoning Division:
The Future Land Use Map in the 2008-2030 Comprehensive Plan indicates maintaining the 2008 uses of the parcels through the future land use category of "Planned Commercial". Many goals, objectives, and policies found in Volume Two: Polices and Recommendations, primarily in Chapter 2.1 Land Use and Chapter 2.3 Housing and Neighborhood Development, support multifamily housing development opportunities in the City. In addition, to address changing conditions ov...
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