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3 | P a g e 3. An ingress/egress and drainage easement that exists on the south-western side of the side (Attachment 2) The easements will not be needed for the current proposal. As part of the replatting and PUD, the applicant is providing the City with a required 6’ drainage and utility easement around the perimeter of the site. 2. Planned Unit Development Overlay Zoning (Rezone) The applicant is seeking to rezone the properties to a PUD Overlay Zoning district to receive relief primarily from the setback standards of the C-2 - Corridor Mixed zoning district. Because a PUD is a form of rezoning, City Ordinance requires that the application/request be evaluated based on the following: 1. Whether the proposed amendment corrects an error in the original text or map Staff Comment: Not applicable for this proposal. 2. Whether the proposed amendment addresses needs arising from a changing condition, trend, or fact affecting the subject property and surrounding area Staff Comment: The primary reason for a rezoning request from C-2 – Corridor Mixed to a PUD is to deviate on setback standards, allowing the applicant to maximize the utilization of this property for a permitted use. Although not technically a changing condition, the specific location of the building relative to property lines and other minor nuances of the project could only be caught once the developer had produced a formal site plan after receiving an approval from the Council last year. 3. Whether the proposed amendment is consistent with achieving the goals and objectives outlined in the Comprehensive Plan. Staff Comment: It is Staff’s opinion that the proposed deviations under the PUD process result in a project that is consistent with the goals and objectives outlined in the Comprehensive Plan. The proposed PUD aligns with the City’s 2040 Comprehensive Plan Future Land Use Map and is consistent with the goals and objectives of the plan. The property has a Future Land Use Classification as Commercial and the proposed rezoning request would be consistent with the Plan as a PUD overlay of the C-2 – Corridor Mixed, zoning district. Moreover, the project is specifically in alignment with the City’s stated goals for Rice Street to “maximize hospitality and housing “ and to improve the “function and appearance” of structures along the corridor. Further, the project proposes to redevelop an existing lot and will increase the amount of affordable housing within the city, both of which are specific objectives in the Housing Chapter of the City’s Comprehensive Plan The applicant also submitted a required narrative with their application addressing the compatibility with the Comprehensive Plan (Attachment 1).