Submitted By
Tammie Grossman, Development Customer Services Director
Reviewed By
LKS
Agenda Item Title
Title
An Ordinance Granting a Modification to the Planned Development Approved Pursuant to Ordinance Number 16-028 to Alllow an Increase of the Approved Height Allowance from 135 feet to 140 feet for the Building to be Located at 325-331 North Harlem Avenue and 100-107 South Maple Avenue
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Overview
Overview
Approval of the Planned Development modification as presented in the preceeding Public Hearing is recommended.
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Staff Recommendation
Staff supports this request as the impact is slight and would not cause any adverse impacts to the abutting properties.
Fiscal Impact
N/A.
Background
The subject property located at 325-331 Harlem Avenue & 100-107 South Maple Avenue (Southeast corner of Harlem Avenue and South Boulevard + Southeast corner of Maple Avenue and South Boulevard) was approved by the Village Board for the construction of a twelve-story mixed use development consisting of 10,000 square feet of commercial on the first floor, 398 parking spaces for public and private use within the building and 263 residential dwelling units above by replacing two (2) existing village-owned parking lots. The applicant was approve with allowances for height, density, setbacks, and lot coverage from the Zoning Ordinance. The applicant also received approval for the vacation of a portion of South Maple Avenue at South Boulevard, but with a public walkway easement and is subject to a Redevelopment Ageement.
The applicant, OP South Boulevard LLC (Lincoln Properties), during their design development phase, discovered that the height of the proposed building needed to be increased due to a parking garage height increase for handicap accessible van access and floor separation increases. Due to the slight slope in the ground from a high point east to a low point west, the average height, as determined by the Zoning Ordinance, exceeds the approved 135 fe...
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