Title
Conduct a Public Hearing to Consider/Discuss/Act on a Site Plan for Newsome Homes, Located on the North Side of McMakin Street and on the East Side of McDonald Street (State Highway 5)
Summary
MEETING DATE: December 9, 2014
DEPARTMENT: Planning
CONTACT: Brandon Opiela, Planning Manager
Samantha Pickett, Planner II
APPROVAL PROCESS: The Planning and Zoning Commission is the final approval authority for the proposed site plan.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends approval of the site plan with the following condition, which must be satisfied prior to the issuance of a building permit:
1. The applicant satisfy the conditions as shown on the Standard Conditions for Site Plan Approval Checklist, attached.
However, the applicant is requesting approval of the following variances, of which Staff recommends denial:
2. The applicant receive approval of a 6-foot tall wood fence as an alternate screening device along the western and northern property lines, as detailed further on the site plan.
3. The applicant receive approval of a variance to reduce the landscape buffer to 10 feet in width along a portion of Amscott Street, as detailed further on the site plan.
APPLICATION SUBMITTAL DATE: February 24, 2014 (Original Application)
March 12, 2014 (Revised Submittal)
October 9, 2014 (Revised Submittal)
October 23, 2014 (Revised Submittal)
October 27, 2014 (Revised Submittal)
November 3, 2014 (Revised Submittal)
November 10, 2014 (Revised Submittal)
ITEM SUMMARY: The applicant is proposing to construct a 3-story, 180-unit senior public housing development (Newsome Homes). The applicant has also requested an alternate screening device along four property lines, as well as a reduced landscape buffer from 20 feet to 10 feet along the northern portion of Amscott Street, both of which are discussed in further detail below.
In February of 2014, the subject property was rezoned to establish new development standards for the redevelopment of the site. This includes provisions regarding parking, setbacks, landscaping, screening and buffering (see attached PD).
Site plans can typically be approved by Staff; however, as the applicant is requesting variances to the screening device and landscape buffer, the request must be submitted to and reviewed by the Planning and Zoning Commission.