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DEPARTMENT REPORT
April 20, 2004
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Docket No. 04010024 Z: Steckley Rezone (Guilford Reserve PUD)
The applicant seeks to Rezone approximately 5 acres from B-6/Business to
PUD/Plaxmed Unit Development. The site is located at 1011 S. Guilford Road.
Filed by David Klain of Crawford Development, LLC. ,~e~ ~t~'"
The Subdivision Committee forwards this request to the full Plan Commission with a 5-0 Favorable
Recommendation. There were two concerns raised as part of the discussion that the applicant was
asked to address. One was parking and the other was the transition between the subject tract and the
parcel to the north. These two concerns have been addressed to the satisfaction of the Department.
Responses to the concerns are addressed within the revised information packet. The applicant should
review with the Commission how they addressed these concerns.
The Department recommends that the Plan Commission forward this request (as revised) to
the City Council with a favorable recommendation.
Background'
The applicant is requesting a favorable recommendation from the Plan Commission to rezone the
subject property from the existing B-6/Business classification to PUD/Planned Unit Development.
Please see the information packet for an overview of the proposal. The applicant has provided a
proposed site layout and building elevations. As referenced in the language of the pUD these
represent a commitment to construct the site in the illustrated manner (architectural materials,
landscaping, etc.)
To that end the applicant has been very responsive to requests made regarding the layout of the site
including the parking layout being screened from the street. This proposal provides a guide for
future development in the area and establishes a unique identity for this parcel and a benchmark for
other underdeveloped real estate along Guilford and 116th Street adjacent to this site. This applicant
has been responsive to the consistent message sent to prospective owners and developers in the area
of the desire to see characteristics exemplified within the subject proposal extended throughout the
area.
The area north of 116th Street and west of Guilford Road is planned for future commercial uses
under the Comprehensive Plan. The subject property was previously rezoned to allow a nursing
facility. More intense residential is viewed as compatible in this area. The Department encourages
a mix of residential and commercial uses along this segment of Guilford Road.
PCR-2004-0420