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2 <br /> <br /> <br />Analysis <br /> <br />Comprehensive Plan. The Comprehensive Plan designates all of the land for mixed uses, <br />and includes the following caption for this area: <br /> <br />District 3 <br /> <br />At Rice Street and Little Canada Road, the City has taken an active redevelopment role in <br />reclaiming a series of long-standing underutilized properties for higher end mixed use <br />development. This process is ongoing, and follows an extensive redevelopment plan that <br />was done expressly for this area. Retail uses dominate in most areas, with attached <br />residential development in some areas. Office uses also comprise some parts of the <br />district. The entire area has been zoned “PUD” to permit a more extensive City role in <br />regulating building style, site use, and land uses. <br /> <br />Mixed use redevelopment may be appropriate in some areas of District 3 where <br />residential uses can compatibly coexist with the dominant commercial land use. The <br />City’s primary focus will be in enhancing the commercial viability of this area, and may <br />consider some residential where it complements this objective. <br /> <br />Setbacks. The location of the buildings has changed slightly since the original submittal; <br />therefore, a re-examination of the setbacks is necessary: <br /> <br /> Original <br />Proposal <br />New <br />Proposed <br />Front Yard (west) <br />(Rice Street) <br />25 feet 9 <br />inches <br />46 feet <br />Side Yard (north) 10 feet 12 feet <br />Side Yard (south) 10 feet 4 <br />inches <br />30 feet <br />Rear Yard (east) 45 feet 6 <br />inches <br />10 feet <br /> <br />From the table above, the project has shifted mostly toward the back (east) side of the lot. <br />The plan would move the buildings away from the street and back toward a natural area. <br /> <br />Maximum Site Coverage. With the shift in the location of the buildings, the proposed site <br />coverage will not change. <br /> <br />Building Materials and Design. The applicants did not submit proposed changes to their <br />building design. Staff is still recommending that LP siding be used around the sides and back <br />of each building. <br /> <br />Parking. The applicants are not proposing any changes to the parking. Each unit will have a <br />two-car attached garage and a driveway capable of parking two cars. However, the new plan <br />has eliminated the options for visitor or overflow parking space on the site. The applicants <br />should revise the plan to provide 4-5 visitor parking spaces to accommodate visitors to units <br />during events or when driveway parking is occupied. There is no overflow parking available <br />on the public street, which is Rice Street in this case.