Title
Resolution to Approve Kingsley Condominiums Planned Project Site Plan and Development Agreement, 221 Felch Street and 214 West Kingsley Street (CPC Site Plan Recommendation: Denial - 5 Yeas and 3 Nays)
Memorandum
Approval of this resolution will allow for the construction of the Kingsley Condominiums residential development.
Petition Summary:
* This petition has a companion petition to rezone the site from M1 (Limited Industrial) to R4D With Conditions (Multiple-Family Dwelling).
* The Allen Creek drain culvert, which is 13' 9" wide and 8' 8" tall and buried just beneath the ground surface, cuts the site in half lengthwise. The Allen Creek 100-year flood plain covers all but the far northwest corner of the site. A series of one and two-story garage and storage buildings (which is in fact one building) were constructed on top of the buried culvert. Several other industrial and utilitarian buildings exist on the site.
* The Site Plan proposes demolition of all existing buildings except for the 3,000-square foot building at 214 West Kingsley, and construction of an elevated five-story, 125,000-square foot, 51-unit residential building. The new building will be entirely outside of the Allen Creek drainage easement and elevated above the floodplain. Access to the site is proposed from the current driveway to West Kingsley and a relocated driveway to Felch. An oversized storm water management system is proposed to control a 100-year storm, located outside of the floodplain. The storm water management system has been oversized because no infiltration (only detention) of storm water is permitted.
* Two public pedestrian routes are proposed to cross the site. One is proposed over the walkway on the east side of the building. This walkway connects Felch and West Kingsley, meandering across the site and running past the bioswales adjacent to the building. A second path is proposed along the west side of the site with a straight con...
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