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Public Hearing - Zoning Request Z19-013 - Rezoning from LI to RHR-PD for the development of a 65 unit age-restricted senior living community at 24.8 units per acre - 2.62 Acres - Land Lot 381 - Smyrna Hill Drive - Prestwick Land Holdings LLC
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ISSUE: Prestwick Land Holdings, LLC is requesting rezoning from LI (Light Industrial) to RHR- PD (Residential Highrise-Planned Development) for the development of a 65-unit age-restricted senior housing community. The proposed senior housing units would be limited to persons 62 years of age or older and would be rental units. The submitted site plan reflects a four-story building with a 4/5 split fronting on Smyrna Hill Drive. The site will be accessed from Smyrna Hill Drive via a full access drive on the east side of the building. The site plan provides 53 parking spaces for the development at a ratio of 0.82 parking spaces per unit. There will be an additional 8 parallel spaces on Smyrna Hill Drive that will also serve as a traffic calming measure. The site plan reflects a stormwater detention facility at the east end of the site. Finally, the site plan shows one encumbrance on the subject property; and a stream buffer on the eastern side of the property.
Prestwick Land Holdings, LLC has submitted building elevations with the rezoning application. The submitted building elevations are of projects previously developed by Prestwick Land Holdings, to reflect the type and quality of the development planned for this site. Prestwick Land Holdings, LLC proposes to use a mixture of façade materials for the buildings, including but not limited to brick, fiber cement siding, cast stone, and board & batten.
BACKGROUND: The Planning and Zoning Board recommended approval by a vote of 6-0 at the September 9, 2019 meeting.
RECOMMENDATION/REQUESTED ACTION: Community Development recommends approval of the rezoning from GC to RHR-PD on 2.62 acres for the...
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