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TO:

Honorable Mayor and Members of the Common Council

FROM:

Mark Lyons, Planning Services Manager

DATE:

August 14, 2024

SUBJECT:

Ord 24-464 Approve Zone Change from Central Mixed-Use District with Riverfront Overlay (CMU-RFO) to Central Mixed-Use District with Riverfront and Planned Development Overlay (CMU-RFO-PD) at 400 City Center (Plan Commission Recommends Approval)

BACKGROUND

The subject site consists of the City Center shopping center building, located at the southeast corner of Jackson Street and Division Street. The City Center building is enveloped by a 16.5-acre condo parcel. The surrounding parent parcel has four street frontages as well as frontage on the Riverwalk. The site was constructed in 1970 and has several commercial and institutional users, and the surrounding area consists primarily of commercial uses. The 2040 Comprehensive Land Use Plan recommends Center City use for the subject site.

ANALYSIS

The applicant is requesting a zone change from the existing Central Mixed-Use District with Riverfront Overlay (CMU-RFO) designation to Central Mixed-Use District with Riverfront and Planned Development Overlay (CMU-RFO-PD) for the subject property. The requested Planned Development Overlay designation is intended to allow for flexibility in the zoning ordinance to accommodate a new use on the property. The applicant has submitted plans for a personal storage facility, which will be addressed as a General Development Plan (GDP) and Specific Implementation Plan (SIP) at the Common Council meeting on August 14, 2024.

Staff is supportive of the proposed zone change to include a Planned Development Overlay as it may serve to accommodate future development needs for the site. The Planned Development Overlay will provide flexibility for future development or redevelopment plans as it relates to the unique lot configuration with four street frontages. The proposed CMU-RFO-PD zoning designation is also consistent with the 2040 Comprehensive Land Use Plan recommendation (Center City) as well as the neighboring commercial land uses.

RECOMMENDATION

The Plan Commission recommended approval of the requested zone change for the property located at 400 City Center with findings on July 16, 2024. Please see the attached staff report and meeting minutes for more information.

Attachments

ORD 24-464

Rezone - 400 City Center