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Planning Commission Regular Meeting Minutes June 18, 2024 Page 3 1 2 The proposed change would alter the approved PUD ordinance by replacing the expected 76- 3 unit multiple-family residential use with a proposed office use and after-school program for 4 school-aged children. The site plan approvals would be altered to retain the existing building 5 and site improvements, which largely consist of paved parking lot serving the original bank 6 facility. 7 8 Staff has reviewed the project for land use compliance with the intent and policies of the 9 City’s Comprehensive Plan, and for zoning consistency with the PUD District as a baseline. 10 In summary, the Comprehensive Plan calls for mixed residential and commercial uses in the 11 area. The proposed application would reintroduce commercial uses, along with a quasi- 12 institutional use for the subject property. This varies from the most recently approved zoning 13 for the site, which anticipated multi-family residential development. Because the 14 consideration of this change is highly policy-driven, staff has not offered a recommendation 15 on the proposal, but instead has provided alternative findings to support the direction of the 16 City’s Planning Commission and City Council, pending consideration of the application. The 17 applicant is Stan Ross o/b/o Tibyan Community Center. 18 19 The issue for the Planning Commission (and ultimately the City Council) is whether the PUD 20 zoning and the Development Agreement governing the land use on the site should be 21 amended to incorporate a use that was not contemplated by the original PUD approval. The 22 Comprehensive Plan land use guidance can be read to accommodate the use as a quasi- 23 commercial/institutional mixed use. The lack of a residential component would suggest that 24 the City would be looking to promote or accommodate other affordable housing opportunities 25 in other areas. 26 27 To recommend approval of the amendment, the Planning Commission should consider 28 findings such as the following, and others generated by the discussion and public hearing: 1.29 The land use plan chapter of the 2040 Comprehensive Plan identifies the site for 30 Commercial uses. 2.31 The 2040 Comprehensive Plan includes a variety of mixed use opportunities on 32 Commercial property. 3.33 The proposed use is a reasonable adaptive re-use of an existing vacant building and 34 property. 4.35 The proposed use is reasonably compatible with surrounding land uses including 36 residential properties to the north and east. 5.37 The site is located on major roadways supporting traffic volumes generated by the 38 property. 6.39 The applicant’s proposal provides an important service to the community at large and 40 justifies the departure from the original PUD goals. 41 42 To recommend denial, the Planning Commission should consider these and other findings: 1.43 The PUD approved for the site incorporated City property that anticipates a residential 44 component for development on the subject property.