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STAFF REPORT

REZN-9-11-2954

Applicant: Woodruff Company



Owner: Calvin Koonce



Location Northwest corner of Veterans Parkway & Williams Road/ East side of

Veterans Parkway, North of Moon Road



Acreage: 280.4 total acres



Current Zoning Classification: PMUD (Planned Mixed-Use Development) with conditions



Proposed Zoning Classification: PMUD (Planned Mixed-Use Development) with additional conditions



Current Use of Property: Single family residential / Undeveloped



Proposed Use of Property: Retail, restaurant, hotel, office, live-work, multi-family

residential, & single family residential



Council District: District 2 (Davis)



Planning Advisory Commission's Recommendation: Conditional approval. The recommended

conditions are attached.



Planning Departments Recommendation: Conditional approval. The recommended conditions are

attached.



Fort Benning's Rcommendation: N/A



DRI Rcommendation: Completed in 2010.



General Land Use: Planning Area A

Land Use Designation: Mixed Office / High Density Residential



Environmental Impacts: The developer will need an approved drainage plan prior to

issuance of a Site Development permit.



City Services: Property is served by all city services.



Traffic Impact: A traffic impact study has been completed for the project. The

developer will be required by the Traffic Engineering Department to make

improvements in relation to the subject property needed for a level of service

?C?. Veterans Parkway improvements and development phasing were addressed as

conditions in Ordinance 10-51.



Surrounding Zoning: North ? HMI (Heavy Manufacturing Industrial) / RE1 (Residential

Estate 1)

South ? LMI (Light Manufacturing Industrial) / GC (General Commercial) / RMF1

(Residential Multi-Family 1)

East ? SFR1 (Single Family Residential 1) / RE1 (Residential Estate 1) / GC

(General Commercial) / RO (Residential-Office)

West ? RE1 (Residential Estate 1) / LMI (Light Manufacturing / Industrial) / RO

(Residential-Office)



Reasonableness of Request The proposed zoning classification is compatible with

existing land uses.



School Impact No school impact.



Buffer Requiremnts

The proposed development shall meet the

buffer requirements for Master Planned

Developments as defined in the UDO.



Attitude of Property Owners: Seventy (70) property owners within 300 feet were notified

of the rezoning request. The Planning Department received one inquiry about

the rezoning request.



Additional Information: In February of 2006 the City Council conditionally approved a PUD

for the subject property. The property encompassed approximately 257.50 acres.

The project consisted of 300,000 square-foot of commercial use, 279

multi-family units and 222 single-family units.



In August of 2007 the City Council conditionally approved 3.95 acres of

property in addition to the original PUD project for this property. This

property is located at 8101 and 8103 Veterans Parkway.



The 2010 rezoning request was for a 3-phased PMUD to include a neighborhood

commercial center, restaurants hotels, offices, 432 multi family units, 100

town homes and 615 single-family residential units. There were approximately 17

acres added which serves as a general commercial site located across from the

original planned unit development.



Attachments: Aerial Land Use Map

Planning Area A Future Land-Use Map

Conditions

Exhibits









Attachments


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