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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMemo from PlanningProject: Bridgetower Crossing Commercial Location: East side of Ten Mile Road and Approximately 400 feet South of McMillan Road; 7.37 acres (PP); existing zoning is C-G and R-4. Applications: Rezone and Preliminary Plat Highlights of Proposed Development: 8non-residential building lots and 1 other; 2 to 7 buildings as shown on the submitted concept plans. Comprehensive Plan Designation: Commercial and Office DA: New Bridgetower Crossing Commercial DA • The proposed commercial and office buildings shall be constructed with high quality materials, including but not limited to: stucco, wood and brick, with substantial stone accents, four sided architecture, highlighted main entrances, stamped decorative concrete, composite or the roofing material, variations in colors, roof planes and parapet heights. • Elevations shall substantially conform to the photos. • A minimum of 4 buildings with no one building exceeding 33,725 square feet shall be constructed on lots associated with the Bridgetower Crossing Commercial Subdivision. The maximum allowable non-residential square footage for this development shall be 80,260 square feet. • The development of the site shall generally conform to the concept plan. Elevations: Yes Commission Recommendation: approval at their January 3, 2008 public hearing. Summary of Commission Public Hearing: i. In favor: Chuck Christensen (Applicant's Representative) ii. In opposition: None iii. Commenting: None iv. Written testimony: None Key Issue(s) of Discussion by Commission: i. Forwarding the project to City Council without the ACRD Staff Report. ii. The tiling of the White Drain along the southern boundary of the project. iii. The combination of concept plan 1 and 3 to allow the larger building pads north of Capri Street and transition to smaller buildings south of Capri Street. Key Commission Change(s) to Staff Recommendation: i. Strike the middle sentence of Condition 2.2, requiring two mains to Locust Grove. ii. The concept plan recommended for approval is a combination of concept plan one and the south half of concept plan three as stated in the staff report. Outstanding Issue(s) for City Council: The applicant is concerned about concept plan recommended by P&Z; it competes with a project they are working on across the street. The applicant prefers the concept plan that allows one larger tenant. Council needs to specify which concept plan (or plans) should be included in the DA. 2/26/2008 Project: Bridgetower Crossing Commercial Location, size of property and existing zoning: East side of Ten Mile Road and Approximately 400 feet South of McMillan Road; 7.37 acres (PP); existing zoning is C-G and R-4. Adjacent Land Use and Zoning: 1. North: Bridgetower Market Place; zoned C-G 2. East: Bridgetower Crossing No. 5 and 7; zoned R-4 3. South: Bridgetower Crossing No. 2; zoned R-4 4. West: Vacant, Volterra Subdivision; zoned C-G and L-O Applications: Rezone and Preliminary Plat Overall Project Description & Subdivision Information: (if applicable) 1. Residential Lots: 2. Non-residential Lots: 8 3. Total Building Lots: 4. Common Lots: 5. Other Lots: 1 6. Total Lots: 9 7. Gross Density: N/A 8. Gross Commercial Square Footage and/or proposed # of Structures: 2 to 7 buildings as shown on the submitted concept plans. Summary of Proposed Streets and/or Access: Access to this development will be provided by five full - access driveways and three public streets; one existing (W. Quintale Drive) and the other two (Capri Street and Alba Avenue) are part of this application review. The applicant is also proposing Capri Street provide access to/from N. Ten Mile Road. All five of the proposed driveways will take access internally to/from the project. Two of the driveways will take access to/from Alba Avenue, another two will take access to/from Capri Street and the last one will access to /from W. Quintale Drive. Existing Constraints and Opportunities: N/A Landscaping: 1. Width of street buffer(s): UDC 11-2B-3 requires a minimum 25-foot wide street buffer along N. Ten Mile Road and a 10-foot landscape buffer along W. Quintale Drive, Capri Street and Alba Avenue. The required landscaping along Ten Mile and Quintale has been installed with the final platting of Bridgetower Crossing No. 7. However the applicant will be required to install and maintain the ten -foot landscape buffers along Capri Street and Alba Avenue. Landscaping shall be provided in accordance with UDC I1-3B-7, Landscape Buffers Along Streets. 2. Width of buffer(s) between land uses: A 20-foot wide buffer is required between C-N zoned property and residential zoned property. The required landscaping has been installed with the final platting of Bridgetower Crossing No. 7. 3. Parking lot landscaping: Perimeter and internal parking lot landscaping is required on all lots that are zoned C-N and L-O, in accordance with the standards listed in UDC 11-3B-8C. Perimeter and internal landscaping on these lots will be reviewed for compliance with UDC standards with submittal of Certificate of Zoning Compliance applications for each building. 4. Other landscaping standards: N/A Off -Street Parking: N/A Comprehensive Plan Designation: Commercial and Office Compliance with Comprehensive Plan: With the conditions listed in Exhibit B, this project complies with the Comprehensive Plan. Compliance with UDC: With the conditions listed in Exhibit B, this project complies with the UDC. Proposed DA requirements: n/a History of Previous Actions: In 2001, this portion of the property was annexed and zoned C-G and R-4 (AZ-01-003) and preliminarily platted (PP-01-005) with a mix of residential, commercial and office lots. A Development Agreement (Inst. No. 101117652) was recorded at the time of annexation that required the site develop as a Planned Development. The commercial portion of the development was conceptually approved and the office portion was granted as a use exception with the Bridegtower Crossing Planned Development (CUP-0 1 -006). The office and commercial lots were final platted with the recordation of Bridgetower Crossing No. 2 and No. 7 (FP-02-008 and FP-04-031). A combined preliminary/final plat was approved in 2004, which allowed one of the approved office lots re -subdivide into three office lots; however at that time the property was not rezoned to L-O. Other: n/a Elevations: Yes Outstanding Issue(s) for Commission: Staff is recommending the applicant combine Concept Plan one and three allowing a larger retail box north of Capri Street and transition to smaller neighborhood retail south of Capri Street. If these changes are made, Staff is supportive of the Concept for this development. The applicant should revise the concept plan prior to the City Council hearing. Staff Recommendation: Staff recommends approval of the RZ and PP applications. Notes: