Planning Commission Regular Meeting/Work Session

James Featherthink so. I think you've heard traffic mentioned a number of times, of course, the density and height. But good positive features with the greenway. this is going beyond the 15 years already so we're not going to make an intermediate stop if this comes forward concerns with consolidation and the contiguous adjacent properties okay thank you very much I have a change of staff here for the next presentation. We have a post-application work session, which is a discussion on a request for zoning map amendment, or rezoning that is, from commercial retail and residential medium to commercial retail and a comprehensive plan amendment to amend the future land use designation from commercial corridor to multifamily neighborhood for Gatewood Plaza, 10201 Fairfax Boulevard, and more particularly

Clara SchweigerstaffYes, hi. Yeah, I'm Clara Schweiger. for almost a year now, and I'm happy to finally be presenting in front of y'all tonight. So this is a work session to discuss the redevelopment proposal for Gatewood Plaza, and that's located at 10201 Fairfax Boulevard. We're 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 permit and nine special exceptions including density bulk building height bulk plane required yards transitional yards parking and resource protection area formal action and recommendation are not required by the Planning Commission for the special

bike parking spaces as required by the ordinance and these spaces are located in a bike room in the parking structure and then also outdoors in bike racks. The the one loading space required by the ordinance. The subject site is currently split zoned with the majority of the property zoned CR commercial retail and approximately 5,436 square feet zoned RM residential medium. The applicant is requesting a zoning map amendment to rezone the entire property to CR commercial retail to accommodate the proposed uses. the applicant is also requesting a comprehensive plan amendment to amend the future land use map to change the designation from commercial corridor to multifamily neighborhood the comprehensive

plans future land use map designates the subject property as commercial corridor and the commercial corridor includes a mix of retail restaurant service medical office and other commercial uses, but residential uses are not recommended in the commercial corridors. Because this proposal includes a request for a special use permit for upper story residential and mixed uses, and because the commercial corridor place type does not support residential uses, a comprehensive plan amendment is required. The multifamily neighborhood place type applies to neighborhoods that are primarily developed multifamily condominium housing. The multifamily neighborhood place type does not accommodate commercial retail or office uses. Multifamily development that is adjacent to single-family