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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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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, and reduce the lot area per unit requirement. Surrounding land uses include single-family residential uses to the north and commercial uses to the east, west, and south.
Attached to this report is the applicant's project statement and zoning information. The next agenda item provides additional information about the proposed development.
A zoning map amendment application requires a public hearing date. As part of a motion, the Plan Commission should set a public hearing date of April 18, 2023.
B. Staff Comments
Planning/Zoning Division
This request is contingent upon approval and filing the related certified survey map. A public hearing on April 18, 2023 is required.
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 over the life of the Plan, Volume Two of the Comprehensive Plan on p...
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