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Request by Jonathan Ward, Altius Building Company, for Planned Unit Development preliminary plans at 11400 W. Blue Mound Road for a multi-unit building
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Submitted by:
Tamara Szudy
Department:
Planning Division
A. Background/Options
The applicant is requesting approval of a preliminary planned unit development (PUD) to construct a four-story, multi-family residential housing project on an approximately 0.8 acre site. The proposed project consists 41 apartments with a mix of one, two, and three bedroom units. The main building entrance is located at the corner of 114th Street and the ground floor serves as a parking garage with residential units located on the upper floors. Vehicular access to the site is provided from 114th Street and 115th Street with 71 parking spaces onsite (41 garage spaces and 30 surface spaces). Short-term bicycle parking is provided at the east end of the building adjacent to the main entrance at 114th Street and long-term bicycle storage is provided inside the parking garage. Community amenities include a club room, rooftop terrace, fitness room, rooftop solar, and electric vehicle chargers.
Currently, the project site contains two office buildings with a parking structures at the rear. In 2021, a City inspection revealed significant structural issues with the western parking structure and the structure's certificate of occupancy was revoked. Surrounding land uses include single-family residential uses to the north and commercial uses to the east, west, and south.
The Plan Commission reviewed the project at the March meeting and recommended approval 6-1. 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 are the development plans. The Plan Commission item is linked.
B. Staff comments
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