City Council Work Session

Clara SchweigerstaffOkay, good morning or good evening Mayor, Reid and Council members. Tonight we're here to discuss a potential redevelopment of the Aux Fairfax Block B located at 4021 and 4031 University Drive. We are currently in the pre-application phase of the development review process. Staff has had initial discussions with the developer and multiple agencies have also met with the developer to provide their initial feedback but a formal application has not been submitted at this time. Because this proposal will likely only include special exceptions and special use permits, This proposal will only be considered by the City Council and not Planning Commission. The subject site is bounded by Sager Avenue, University Drive, South Street, and East Street.

Speaker 15Our next item is a discussion on a request for rezoning from the RM residential medium and CR commercial retail zoning districts to CR commercial retail, a comprehensive plan amendment, a special use permit, and nine special exceptions for Gatewood Plaza, 10201 Fairfax Boulevard. Clara Schweiger will also give the staff presentation for this.

Clara SchweigerstaffOkay, this is a work session to discuss a redevelopment proposal for Gatewood Plaza, located at 10201 Fairfax Boulevard. We are in the post-submission phase of the development review process. The applicant has submitted a complete application, and staff has provided comments on a second submission. The applicant is requesting a zoning map amendment, a comprehensive plan amendment, a special use request for upper story residential and mixed uses, and nine special exceptions including a special exception for density, building height, bulk plain required yards, transitional yards, parking, and resource protection area. The subject site is located to the south of Fairfax Boulevard and to the north of the

307 dwelling units the maximum density in the CR zoning district is 24 units per acre and the applicant is proposing a density of 111 dwelling units per acre In addition to a special exception for density the applicant is also requesting special exceptions to encroach into the required side and rear yards. I've highlighted the required 10-foot side setback and the 25-foot rear setback lines in yellow. The proposal is a mixed-use development with retail and commercial uses located on the first floor, and this slide shows the layout of the first floor. The residential units will be located on the upper six floors. A special use permit is requested for upper story residential mixed uses in the CR zoning district and the applicant has