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Resolution to Approve Tierra on Ashley Site Plan and Development Agreement, 0.11 Acre, 200 South Ashley Street (CPC Recommendation: Approval - 9 Yeas and 0 Nays)
Memorandum
Attached is a resolution requesting approval to construct an eight-story, 28,964-square foot mixed use building consisting of six floors of commercial and office use (including the basement) and three floors of residential use. Two dwelling units are proposed for each of the three floors, for a total of six units. A total of four parking spaces are proposed at the rear of the site, accessed from a shared private alley on Washington Street.
A site plan for an eight-story mixed use building, containing two floors of retail uses, three floors of office uses and three floors of residential uses (with six dwelling units total) was approved on March 5, 2007. That approved site plan also contained an underground parking garage accessed by a ramp from West Washington Street. According to the petitioner, it was discovered during the final design stages that the underground parking garage had corners and angles that were too tight to be functional. The proposed site plan switches the previous seven-space underground parking garage with mechanical rooms and additional retail space, and adds a niche off the private alley for a four-space parking alcove where there was ground floor retail space. A full history can be found in the attached March 18, 2008 staff report.
A development agreement has been prepared that addresses utilities, noise control, footing drain disconnections, street tree planting escrow, LEED certification, and elevations. The City Attorney’s Office has reviewed the agreement and the petitioner has acknowledged concurrence with its provisions.
The City Planning Commission, at its meeting of April 15, 2008, recommended approval of the site plan and development agreement. The Planning Commission also recommended that City Council reduce the premium floor area off-st...
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