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RESOLUTION AFFIRMING THE PLANNING COMMISSION'S DECISION TO GRANT GREEN CAPITAL, LLC, A SPECIAL USE PERMIT FOR AN EIGHT UNIT TOWNHOME DEVELOPMENT AT THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF MISSISSIPPI AVENUE AND LYONS STREET
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CITY PROPOSAL:
RESOLVED, that the City Council finds as follows:
(a) On April 16, 2015, Jason Ross, on behalf of Green Capital, LLC, submitted an application for a special use permit for an eight unit townhome development at the southeast corner of Mississippi Avenue and Lyons Street;
(b) The project area is zoned R-1 (Residential-Traditional) and is comprised of five platted lots, each measuring 40 feet in width and 125 feet in depth, totaling 25,000 square feet in area. The development included 2 two-bedroom units, 5 three-bedroom units, and 1 four bedroom unit, for a total of 23 bedrooms. All townhomes between three and eight units require a special use permit in R-1 zone districts. The project area is also with the Higher Education Overlay District, which has additional requirements over and above the usual use-specific development standards;
(c) The planning commission considered the application at its May 12, 2015, regular meeting. The public hearing was opened and several public comments were received at the meeting, but the item was tabled in order to give city staff additional time to review the applicant's information.
(d) The planning commission continued the public hearing at its June 9, 2015, regular meeting. The Planning Commission's first vote resulted in a tie (4-4). After additional deliberation, the Planning Commission's second vote was to approve the special use permit with a 5-3 vote (one planning commission position was vacant). In reaching its decision, the planning commission reviewed comments from the public, information from city staff, and applicable regulations from the Unified Development Chapter. The application was approved with the following conditions:
1) The project area be amended to the limit...
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