Submitted By
David Mann, Plan Commission Chair and Tammie Grossman, Development Customer Services Director
Reviewed By
LKS
Agenda Item Title
Title
Concur with the Plan Commission's Recommendation and Adopt an Ordinance Granting Major Modifications to the Planeed Development Approved Pursuant to Ordinance 19-16 for Containing a Five-Story Private Parking Garage at the Property located at 505 Washington Boulevard
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Overview
Overview
The applicant (Fenwick High School) was approved to construct a five-story private parking garage building for faculty, students and school events. The Applicant is requesting to reduce the approved number of parking spaces by 20 in the garage. Those spaces will be relocated to a surface lot on site.
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Recommendation
Recommendation
The Plan Commission unanimously recommended approval of this application/modification as outlined in their Findings of Fact report attached hereto.
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Staff Recommendation
Staff supports the Plan Commission's recommendation.
Fiscal Impact
N/A.
Background
The proposed development site is located within the I-Institutional Zoning District. The subject site is currently used as a temporary surface parking lot owned and operated by Fenwick High School. This site was formally the location of two multiple family dwelling unit buildings. Fenwick High School representatives originally held a neighborhood meeting on November 13, 2018 at Fenwick High School where notified neighbors reviewed plans and heard an overview of the proposal as well as future plans for the high school campus. The Applicant also received approval to vacate the public alley that bisected their campus east to west. The parking garage and various alley vacations are their first steps in realizing their vision toward renovation of the school campus. The Applicant found that, a relocation of the below grade parking would subtantially reduce their cost to construct the parking garage. The Applicant is also sensitiv...
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