06-19-2017 Planning Commission Packet

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4 ti Item 5 Date Application Received: May 17,2017 �O!VO Date Application Considered as Complete:May 17,2017 60-Day Review Period Expires: July 17,2017 ''AS- To: To: Chair Thiesse and Planning Commission Members Doug Reeder, Interim City Administrator 'xESHO0 From: Jeremy Barnhart, Community Development Director Date: June 19, 2017 Subject: #17-3944, Westwood Professional Services o/b/o Ugorets 8098, LLC,2520 Shadywood Road, Rezoning and Master Plan Application Summary: The applicant is requesting zone change and master concept plan approval to permit construction of a 40 unit condominium building on 3.11 acres to the south of the Freshwater Business Center. The condominium building as proposed is 4 stories with a defined height of 48'8"*. Site improvements include underground and surface parking. The project is proposed to be a Residential Planned Unit Development(RPUD). Staff Recommendation: Staff recommends the application be tabled pending resolution of the items outlined in staff comment letter dated May 25th, 2017 (Exhibit E), this staff report, and additional comments provided by the Planning Commission. *Defined height may be adjusted based on grading plans Background The property is currently zoned B-4 Office Professional, but is guided in the Comprehensive Plan for mixed use with a prescribed density of 6-15 units per acre. The Comprehensive Plan suggests mixed use to include senior assisted living,townhomes, condominiums,or apartment buildings. The use is consistent with the Comprehensive Plan. The density of 40 units on 2.56 net acres is 15.63 units per acre,just above the upper threshold of the Comprehensive Plan guidance for the area. The proposal also suggests modifying a portion of the shared property line between the proposed condominium lot and the lot housing the Freshwater Business Center. A boundary line adjustment is a minor administrative action. The lot boundary though does impact lot size which impacts setbacks, structural coverage, and density calculations. The applicant proposes rezoning to a RPUD. The purpose of the RPUD zone is to provide a district which will allow for the implementation of certain housing goals established in the comprehensive plan. It is intended to encourage the following: (1) Flexibility in land development and redevelopment in order to utilize new techniques of building design, construction and land development; (2) Provision of housing to meet lifecycle, and affordable and moderate cost housing needs; (3) Energy conservation through the use of more efficient building designs and sitings and the clustering of buildings and land uses;