Title
Resolution to Approve 309 North Ashley Street Site Plan and Development Agreement, (CPC Recommendation: Approval - 9 Yeas and 0 Nays)
Memorandum
Approval of this resolution will allow for the construction of a new five-story, 39,080-square foot residential building providing between 17 and 25 condominium units and 34 parking spaces in a split level parking garage.
Petition Summary:
* The site is made from four lots, two of which are vacant and two of which contain single-family homes, and has frontage on both Miller Avenue and North Ashley Street. (The site wraps around but does not include the corner lot at 202 Miller, a former auto garage and recently approved for a medical marijuana provisioning center.) It is in the D2 (Downtown Interface) zoning district, the Kerrytown Character zoning overlay district, and has a front yard street designation.
* The Site Plan proposes a 39,080-square foot, five-story residential building with two below-grade parking garages. The proposed building will provide between 17 and 25 units depending on buyer's choices (the building has been designed in such a way that the exterior will not change even if buyers choose to buy half of unit, one unit, or to combine one and one-half units). The development uses the residential premium floor area option to exceed the normal FAR limit, and has 269% FAR. Thirty four parking spaces are provided in below grade parking garages. Each parking garage level is accessed separately, one from Miller Avenue and one from North Ashley Street.
* A development agreement has been prepared to address off-site improvements that are necessary to support the project including upsizing the water main in North Ashley Street, streetscape restoration consistent with the Street Design Manual, parkland contribution, and relocating utility poles and guy wires, as well as constructing the design and using the materials proposed.
* A brownfield plan application has been submitted for reimbu...
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