Title
Resolution to Approve the Woodbury Club Apartments Planned Project Site Plan and Development Agreement, Southeast Corner of Nixon Road and M-14 (CPC Recommendation: Approval - 8 Yeas and 0 Nays)
Memorandum
From the action to table this item by City Council on May 2, 2016, a motion to take this item from the table will be necessary prior to consideration.
Approval of this resolution will allow for the construction of a new apartment complex on this recently annexed 53.61 acre site. A request for R4A (Multiple-Family Dwelling District) is being considered at this same meeting.
Petition Summary:
* The Site Plan proposes the construction of 277 apartment units in four separate 3-story buildings, and a clubhouse. Scattered, surface parking is provided throughout the site. The City Council has authorized staff to purchase the eastern 25.67 acre parcel of the annexed property.
* The petitioner is requesting approval of a Planned Project to allow the apartment buildings to be 39.29 feet in height, which exceeds the 35 foot height limitation in the R4A Zoning District, which the property is proposed to be designated.
* The petitioner is requesting a wetland use permit to remove 770 square feet of wetland southeast of Building 1, which will be mitigated by 6,729 square feet of replacement wetland north of Building 3. The petitioner has received a wetland permit from the State of Michigan.
* A development agreement has been prepared to address footing drain disconnects, traffic mitigation, park dedication, and land sale.
The petitioner received a recommendation of approval from the Planning Commission on October 24, 2014. Through 2015, the project was postponed in consideration of analyzing the proposed roundabout and completion of Nixon Farms review. On January 19, 2016, City Council amended the proposed resolution, and postponed action until the March 10, 2016 meeting. At the March meeting, the item was again postponed to provide the petitioner to address off-...
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