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COMMITTEE: Community Development
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Public Hearing - Zoning Request Z14-015 - Modification of currently approved site plan and building elevations - 3.13 Acre Tract - Land Lot 519 and 562 - Hawthorne Avenue, Davis Drive and Saint Charles Avenue - Traton Homes, LLC.
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ISSUE: Approval of a requested zoning amendment by Traton Homes, LLC to modify the currently approved site plan and building elevations for townhome subdivision located at Hawthorne Avenue, Davis Drive and Saint Charles Avenue.
BACKGROUND: The subject property was originally rezoned (Z06-022) from FC, GC, and LC to RAD-Conditional for the development of 28 townhomes at a density of 8.86 units per acre on May 1, 2006 by a vote of 7-0. The original zoning tied the development to a specific site plan and building elevations. The property was later approved for a zoning amendment (Z07-010) on April 16, 2007 by a vote of 6-0 to modify the building elevations and the zoning condition requiring four-sided architecture. The site was developed and all infrastructure was installed. Ten of the twenty-eight units were constructed and finished prior to the project stalling during the 2008 recession. The remaining property has been vacant and undeveloped for the last six years.
RECOMMENDATION/REQUESTED ACTION: Community Development recommends approval of the zoning amendment to modify the currently approved site plan and building elevations with the following conditions drawn from Zoning Cases Z06-022 and Z07-010 (changes are highlighted in yellow):
Standard Conditions
(Requirements # 2, 8, 16, and 17 from Section 1201 of the Zoning Code are not applicable)
1. The composition of the homes in a residential subdivision shall include a mixture of elements including; but not limited to: brick, stone, shake, hardy plank and stucco. No elevation shall be comprised of 100% hardy plank siding. The residences whose lots abut external roadways shall not be permitted ...
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