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TO:

Honorable Mayor and Members of the Common Council

FROM:

Kelly Nieforth, Director of Community Development

DATE:

October 22, 2024

SUBJECT:

Res 24-552 Approve General Development Plan for a Multi-Family Development at 0 Bowen Street, Commonly Known as Vacant Property Located Near the Southwest Corner of East Murdock Avenue and Bowen Street (Parcel 1504830300) (Plan Commission Recommends Approval)

BACKGROUND

The subject site consists of a 2.26-acre vacant lot on the southwest corner of East Murdock Avenue and Bowen Street. The site is zoned Urban Mixed Use District with a Planned Development Overlay (UMU-PD). The surrounding area consists of industrial uses to the north, commercial and institutional uses to the east, commercial uses to the west, as well as vacant to the south. The 2040 Comprehensive Land Use Plan recommends Neighborhood Commercial use for the subject area.

A Plan Commission workshop was held on April 16, 2024 and Plan Commission was supportive of this proposal. A neighborhood meeting was held on September 9, 2024. Neighbors in attendance voiced questions and concerns primarily related to surrounding land uses and traffic.

This item came to Plan Commission on September 17, 2024, and Plan Commission voted to lay over this item because the applicant and/or owner was not present to answer their questions and concerns. Staff contacted the applicant and owner, and an updated landscaping plan was submitted addressing Plan Commission’s questions and concerns.

ANALYSIS

The applicant is proposing a multi-family development, which will include two 8-unit apartment buildings, one 16-unit apartment building, and detached garages. The proposed 32 units results in a density of 14.2 units per acre, while the maximum density is 36 units per acre for apartment buildings in the UMU district. The minimum lot area is 1,200 sq. ft. per dwelling unit, and the applicant is proposing 3,049 sq. ft. per dwelling unit which exceeds the necessary requirement.

As proposed, two of the apartment buildings will have 8 units and one of the buildings will have 16 units. The UMU district allows apartments of 3-12 units per building. Apartments with 13-16 units are allowed as a Conditional Use. Staff does not have concerns with the proposed 16 unit building as the site will remain under the maximum density and is not adjacent to lower intensity land uses.

FISCAL IMPACT

Approval of this may result in an increase in the assessed property value for the site. The applicant is anticipating spending approximately $4.8 million on the proposed project.

RECOMMENDATION

The Plan Commission recommended approval of the requested General Development Plan with the findings and conditions at 0 Bowen Street (parcel 1504830300) on October 15, 2024. Please see the attached staff report and meeting minutes for more information.

Attachments

Res 24-552

GDP - 0 Bowen St