Title
Resolution to Approve 900 Briarwood Circle Site Plan and Development Agreement at 900 Briarwood Circle (CPC Recommendation: Approval - 6 Yeas and 0 Nays).
Memorandum
Attached is a resolution to approve 900 Briarwood Circle Site Plan and Development Agreement. Approval of this resolution will allow for the construction of 354 dwelling units and approximately 158,000 square feet of retail uses on a 12.1 acre site.
Petition Summary:
The Site Plan proposes to raze the former Sears store (166,277 square feet) and construct a grocery (57,649 square feet: two levels) and a sporting goods store (100,000 square feet; two levels and an adjacent playing field). The retail development footprint will be similar to the existing Sears store. The retail store will include an attached fenced in playing field.
In addition to the retail, the proposal includes 354 units of multi-family residential to be constructed in a separate four story building adjacent to the grocery store. The residential building will provide a mix of studio (73 units), one bedroom (173), two bedroom (96), and three bedroom (12) units.
A four-level parking garage will provide 301 parking spaces and will be surrounded by the residential units on all sides. Surface parking spaces will be redesigned on the site with landscaping added. An enclosed bicycle storage room for 36 bicycles will be provided on the first level of the parking garage.
Transportation improvements will reduce Briarwood Circle from five lanes to four lanes for the frontage of the project. A dedicated striped bike lane will be added to the surface of Briarwood Circle. The bike lane will be 5 feet wide with a 2 and half foot wide painted stripe separating the bike lane from motorized vehicle traffic.
Developer is currently working with the AAATA to provide a new bus stop with shelter and a modified bus route through the new development. Details are still being finalized and the AAATA does support the concept. Several existi...
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