Title
Resolution to Approve the Second Amendment to the Southtown Development Agreement - 1601 S. State St.
Memorandum
Approval of this resolution will amend the Southtown Development Agreement, originally prepared for a site plan approved on September 5, 2023, to align with a revised site plan approved on April 7, 2026. Changes to the Development Agreement include deleting a paragraph regarding providing independent standards compliance documentation, because that provision was tied to use of premium floor area which is no longer part of the Unified Development Code and updating the park contribution calculation.
The Southtown Site Plan approved April 7, 2026 allows for construction of an 8-story residential building providing 289 apartments on a 1.7-acre site. The building has a one-story base with a 41-space parking garage and a C-shaped tower open to the west. A self-contained, on-site energy system is located on the east side of the site to generate all power needs for the building as required by the zoning conditions in the adopted and incorporated Conditional Zoning Statement of Conditions. It supersedes a previously approved site plan of about the same building mass and height but with a different tower configuration and roughly 60 fewer apartments.
The Southtown project was originally approved on September 5, 2023, including a conditional rezoning, an alley vacation, and site plan and development agreement approval. The zoning conditions were amended in 2024 along with a first amendment to the development agreement. A revised site plan was approved by the Planning Commission on April 7, 2026.
A full history of approvals is as follows:
• Ordinance 23-14 Southtown Rezoning from R4C (Multiple-Family Dwelling) to C1A/R (Campus Business Residential) With Conditions, adopting and incorporating Conditional Zoning Statement of Conditions; adopted September 5, 2023.
• Resolution 23-326 to Vacate Part of the Alley in Block 3 of the Plat of Hamilton, Rose and Sheehan’s Addition; approved September 5, 2023.
• Resolution 23-325 to Approve the Southtown Site Plan and Development Agreement; approved September 5, 2023.
• Ordinance 24-13 Southtown Rezoning Amendment to Conditional Zoning Statement of Conditions; adopted July 15, 2024.
• Resolution 24-302 to Approve the First Amendment to Southtown Development Agreement; approved July 15, 2024.
• City Planning Commission approval of SP25-0028 Southtown Site Plan dated 2/23/26; April 7, 2026.
Attachments: Second Amendment of Southtown Development Agreement
First Amendment of Southtown Development Agreement (recorded)
Southtown Development Agreement (recorded)
Staff
Prepared by: Alexis DiLeo, Principal Planner
Reviewed by: Brett Lenart, Planning Manager
Derek Delacourt, Community Services Area Administrator
Approved by: Milton Dohoney Jr., City Administrator
Body
Whereas, The City Planning Commission approved a revised site plan on April 7, 2026 which supersedes a previously approved site plan; and
Whereas, Certain provisions of the Southtown Development Agreement related to the previously approved site plan no longer apply or need updating to reflect the currently approved site plan;
RESOLVED, That City Council approves the second amendment to the Southtown - 1601 S. State Development Agreement;
RESOLVED, That the Mayor and City Clerk are authorized and directed to sign the second amendment after approval by the City Administrator and City Attorney; and
RESOLVED, That the City Administrator is authorized to take all appropriate actions to implement this resolution and the amended development agreement and to make all determinations and exercise all authority delegated to the City under the amended development agreement.