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Work Session: Pre-Application Briefing – Redevelopment of Courthouse Plaza Shopping Center at 10300 Willard Way
3:44:38Claire SchweigerstaffThey were concerned about a loss of retail, about the timing of Phase 2, and And then, like I said, the two sites or developers working together to consolidate the office condo property between those two sites. Concerns with the number of vehicular connections and the locations of connections. And then just general concerns that the plan appears to be similar to the previous plan that was denied last year. So the potential land use request for this proposal would be a rezoning, master development plan, special exceptions, and then a major certificate of appropriateness for architecture and landscaping. So the next steps are formal application submittal, and then after that work sessions with the Planning Commission, City Council, and the Board of Architectural Review, and then public hearings with the Planning Commission, City Council, and the Board of Architectural Review.
Molly NovotnyapplicantThank you for the question. For the record, my name is Molly Novotny. I'm an urban planner with Curata Partners, and I'm joined by Aisha Hill with Combined Properties. Clara, could you move back to slide six, please? I think that's the best slide to answer your question. Councilman Amos. So the changes are actually quite significant. Previously, we were just doing a series of special exceptions. doing a full rezoning which is what staff had asked us to do initially so the entire both parcels the entirety of this property will be rezoned with this application so it will be rezoned to the PDM plan development meant mixed zoning district additionally we will have new vehicular and pedestrian connections
Speaker 31and I'll also just add the other two changes that you won't see on the plan are the rezoning versus only going in with special exceptions and the retail strategy that we've spoken some about One part of it that we didn't mention was that we're also planning for some incubator space. So not only to help the tenants that are currently there relocate, but also to encourage new and small businesses to come in to the new building as well.