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TO:

Honorable Mayor and Members of the Common Council

FROM:

Kelly Nieforth, Director of Community Development

DATE:

January 28, 2025

SUBJECT:

*Ord 25-41 Approve Zone Change from Urban Mixed Used District (UMU) to Urban Mixed Use District with a Planned Development Overlay (UMU-PD) at 536 Bay Shore Drive (Plan Commission Recommends Approval)

BACKGROUND

The subject site consists of an irregularly-shaped, 0.29-acre parcel located at the northwest corner of Bay Shore Drive and Bay Street. The site includes an existing 10,427 sq. ft. industrial building (former Wagner Woodworks). The site is zoned Urban Mixed Use District (UMU) and the surrounding area consists primarily of vacant and industrial sites to the south and west and residential uses to the north and east. The 2040 Comprehensive Land Use Plan recommends Center City use for the subject area.

ANALYSIS

The applicant is requesting a zone change from the Urban Mixed Use District (UMU) designation to Urban Mixed Use District with a Planned Development Overlay (UMU-PD) for the subject property. The requested Planned Development Overlay designation is intended to allow for flexibility in the zoning ordinance to allow for a commercial use without on-site parking. The applicant has submitted plans for re-use of the building, which will be addressed as a General Development Plan (GDP) and Specific Implementation Plan (SIP) review to follow.

Staff is supportive of the proposed rezone as the Planned Development Overlay will accommodate re-use of the existing building. The UMU-PD zoning designation will remain consistent with the 2040 Comprehensive Land Use Plan recommendation of Center City for the subject site.

RECOMMENDATION

The Plan Commission recommended approval of the requested zone change with findings and conditions on January 21, 2025. Please see the attached staff report and meeting minutes for more information.

Attachments

Ord 25-41

Rezone - 536 Bay Shore Dr