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Resolution to Approve Mill Creek Townhomes Site Plan, 3002 Chelsea Circle (CPC Recommendation: Approval - 8 Yeas and 0 Nays)
Memorandum
Approval of this resolution will allow for the construction of 102 apartments in four buildings, and demolishing and rebuilding the community center.
Petition Summary:
* This development project includes two applications: a petition to rezone the site from R3 (Townhouse Dwelling) to R4B (Multiple-Family Dwelling), and site plan to construct an additional 102 apartments in four buildings, and demolish and rebuild the community center.
* The petition to rezone has been submitted to Council separately.
* The site plan proposes to construct four new apartment buildings, with an additional 106 parking spaces, in an open area south of Birch Hollow Drive. The existing clubhouse on the south side of Birch Hollow Drive will be demolished and a new community center with outdoor pool will be built on the north side of the street. A small maintenance and storage building will be installed at the northwest corner of the site.
* Upon completion, Mill Creek Townhomes will provide 383 dwelling units and 669 parking spaces with a 5,000-square foot community center for residents on a 32.6-acre site. Density will be 11 dwelling units per acre and the parking rate will be slightly more than 11/2 parking spaces per apartment.
* A landscape modification petition is requested to allow the existing parking lot landscape conditions, which do not meet the current code requirements, to remain as-is in all areas outside of the immediate work area. This is an acceptable situation for a landscape modification petition per Section 5.30.2.A.2.g.
* A variance has been granted by the Zoning Board of Appeals on September 22, 2021 for 469 EV parking spaces in total. All of the106 newly proposed parking spaces will be some level of EV parking (24 EV-Installed, 16 EV-Ready, 66 EV-Capable), but none of the existing 563 parking spaces will be retrofi...
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