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<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> ZOA No. 2012-01, DA No. 2004-03, <br /> VTTM No. 2012-01, and SPR No. 2012-01 <br /> February 13, 2012 <br /> Page 5 <br /> <br /> activity. The project site is consistent with this General Plan land use designation. The site is <br /> surrounded by residential and retail uses to the north; office development to the south; office and retail <br /> uses to the east; and residential uses to the west. <br /> <br /> The zoning for the site is MacArthur Place District Center, Specific Development District No. 43. <br /> This zone allows for a mix of uses including office, restaurant, retail, hotel and residential land uses. <br /> The applicant has requested several amendments to SD 43 in order to allow for an increase in the <br /> total number of units permitted within the zone, a reduction in the amount of open space required <br /> per unit, a reduction in the overall parking ratio for the project, and to allow for tandem parking, <br /> which is not currently allowed in this zone for residential development. With these amendments, the <br /> proposed project would be consistent with the zoning designation. <br /> <br /> Project Analysis <br /> <br /> Zoning Ordinance Amendment - the applicant is requesting amendments to the existing zoning, SD 43 <br /> to increase the maximum number of permitted residential units, reduce the parking ratio, allow for the <br /> use of tandem parking stalls, and reduce the open space requirement. Each of these requested <br /> amendments is analyzed in more detail below. <br /> Increase in Maximum Number of Residential Units - SD 43 currently allows a maximum of 624 <br /> residential units. MacArthur Place currently has two residential developments with a total of 346 units. <br /> The Pinnacle Apartments, located at the northeast corner of Main Street and MacArthur Boulevard, <br /> was approved in 1993 and contains 273 units. The Vantage Townhomes development was approved <br /> to allow 93 for-sale units. The Met is proposed to contain 284 units, which, added to the existing 346 <br /> units, exceeds the maximum permitted units by six. The applicant is requesting an amendment to SD <br /> 43 to increase the maximum number of permitted units to 630. Amendments to SD 43 are needed to <br /> Section III.A.2 (Maximum Permitted Building Density/Intensity) and to Section V. (Development <br /> Standards/Residential Permitted Density). It is proposed that these sections be modified to allow 630 <br /> units, which will include the existing 346 units and the proposed 284-unit development. <br /> <br /> Reduction in Multi-Family Residential Parking Ratio - Additionally, amendments are needed to revise <br /> the parking requirements for multi-family residential uses. SD 43 currently has a graduated parking <br /> ratio for individual units based on bedroom count and a similar graduated guest parking ratio based on <br /> the overall unit count. As proposed, the project will provide a total of 632 spaces at an overall ratio of <br /> 2.2 spaces per unit, regardless of bedroom count, and inclusive of guest parking, which provides seven <br /> more spaces than the 2.2 per unit ratio. The parking standards contained within SD 43, if applied to <br /> the proposed project, would require a total of 642 parking spaces - 601 for the units and 41 for guest <br /> parking. This creates the need for a reduction in the required parking of 17 spaces. Due to the fact that <br /> the applicant proposes to provide 632 spaces, the effective reduction will be 9 spaces; however, the <br /> SD should be amended to reflect the overall ratio of 2 spaces per unit and 0.2 spaces per unit for guest <br /> parking. The following table provides a comparison. <br /> <br /> <br /> 75A-11 <br />