PZ - Staff Report for 1-20 Mayor Robert E. Simison
v IDIAN.� City Council Members:
=�� Treg Bernt Brad Hoagiun
Joe Borton Jessica Perreault
Luke Caverier Liz Strader
January 14, 2022
MEMORANDUM
TO: Planning and Zoning Commission
CC: Andrew Wheeler, DG Group Architecture
FROM: Joseph Dodson, Current Associate Planner
RE: Lennon Pointe Community AZ, PP, CUP (H-2021-0071)
Dear Commissioners,
Lennon Pointe Community AZ, PP, CUP (H-2021-0071)was heard by Planning and Zoning
Commission on December 2, 2021. At that hearing the Commission continued the project to the
January 20, 2022 hearing date for the following reasons outlined in their motion: create a better
solution to the transition between the proposed multi-family building and the neighborhood to
the east; modify the attached units on the east side of the site to be front-loaded; revise the plat to
match any changes to the overall conceptual site plan.
Since the hearing, the Applicant has submitted revised plans to Planning Staff as of January 14tn
The revised plans have resulted in a number of recommended changes to the conditions of
approval and development agreement provisions. The revisions made by the Applicant are
noticeable but do not affect much of the overall development data but the Applicant has
proposed a loss of one residential unit throughout the development to total 60 units (42 single-
family and 18 multi-family). Any updated numbers will be added to the staff report following the
Commission's final recommendation to City Council to ensure transparency. Please refer to the
attachments and subsequent bullet points below regarding the specific changes since the
Commission hearing.
Tle revised plans show the following changes made by the applicant based on the Commission's
discussion.
• Reduction in height and size of apartment buildings—the Applicant has revised the
proposed apartment buildings along Ustick to be 3-story buildings instead of 4-stories.
This has resulted in.a_slight height reduction of the buildings (37' at its highest point of
the-sloped roof) and an overall reduction of building massing. In addition, the Applicant
removed the easternmost end-unit altogether which has resulted in further separation
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from the existing single-family home to the east. According to the revised site plan, the
proposed building is at least 44' from the east property line.
o By removing the apartment end-unit, the Applicant has now proposed an
additional plaza area with pedestrian access to the sidewalk along Ustick.
• Applicant removed the cross-access point between the multi-family drive aisle and the
commercial property to the west in order to reduce any cut-through traffic.
• Applicant converted the attached units along the east boundary to be front-loaded(facing
west) and removed the walking path along the east boundary per Staff and Commission
comments.
• Applicant moved the location of the proposed dog park as discussed at the hearing. It is
now located within the larger open space lot in the southwest corner of the site.
• Applicant revised the lot sizes of the 3-unit townhome unit near the southwest corner of
the site to meet the minimum lot size requirements in accord with Staff s condition of
approval.
• Applicant added a segment of 10' multi-use pathway within the required landscape buffer
along Linder Road.
• The Applicant also removed one unit from the 6-unit townhome building to move it out
of the floodway and include a new drive aisle connection on the north end of this
building. This new drive aisle offers additional separation between the commercial lot
and the residential building but is not a required connection. Staff understands the benefit
of this connection but could also envision additional open space in this area in lieu of
more asphalt. Staff is recommending an additional condition of approval relating to this
connection should Commission determine it should remain to ensure perpetual cross
access.
The parameters of the Commission motion to continue and the revised plans have resulted in
Staff modifying certain conditions, striking others, and adding an additional DA Provision. Staff
recommends the following changes be made to the staff report by the Planning and Zoning
Commission, noted with strikeout and underline changes below:
• Modify A.1 f. —No more than 4-618 multi-family units are approved with the Lennon
Pointe Community development *'-e. ors*yxe units ^loses*to the east property beufl a�,
and Gr-easen Greek Subdivision are limited to �we story units in height.
• Add Provision—If cross-access is proposed between the commercial lot and the 5-unit
townhomes, the Applicant shall submit a recorded cross-access agreement to the Planning
Division at the time of Final Plat Signature to ensure perpetual cross-access between the
private street in the residential portion of the project and the commercial lot.
• Strike A.2a—cvirav�the size-vrLot 9, v to meet �cliiisrcfoot
• Strike A.4a&4.b—a. Shift the 6 tmit townheme building to the north to fneve as flitteh
of Lot 2, Bleek 1 out of the floodway zone; b. Move the detaehed sidewalk adjaee
the east side of the 6 t�nit tevffiheme biAding to the east to be an attaehed sidewalk t
private sti-7eet-.
• Strike A.5 altogether.
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