PUD16/5A is an amendment to the Planned Unit Development Master Plan (I-1 uses) to include the property to the west at 3636 SE 6th Street and the property to the north at 347/349 SE Croco Road, currently zoned “RR-1” Residential Reserve District. The property to the west (3636 SE 6th) was unavailable to the applicant for purchase at the time of their initial PUD application. The property to the north (347/349 SE Croco) was annexed at the time of the initial application, but not included into the initial PUD boundary.
The applicant held a neighborhood information meeting on March 27, 2017 at the Rice Community Center in which 5 citizens attended. These citizens did not express negative comments. Planning staff believes the PUD plan, as amended, improves land use compatibility and more effectively mitigates any undesirable consequences.
The PUD amendment improves land use compatibility and on-site circulation with the following revisions:
- Provides a wider truck circulation driveway behind the building, which pulls truck traffic away from Croco where there are more residential uses.
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Re-locates the waste water pre-treatment building and stormwater detention pond further west so they sit three to four feet lower on the property and closer to the creek than their initial location, which was northwest of the principal building.
- Adds future open space/green areas around the development for buffer areas between residential zoning and the proposed development site.
This amendment to the Master PUD Plan is consistent with the Land Use and Growth Management Plan 2040. Upon annexation, the subject property (3636 SE 6th Street) will lie within Tier 1 of the Urban Growth Area. The Land Use and Growth Management Plan 2040 (LUGMP) indicates these areas are the first priority for future growth/urban development and the full suite of urban infrastructure is readily available to the property. The Comprehensive Plan Amendment case (CPA17/1) approved in January amended the LUGMP and designated the area of the amendment part of the “6th Avenue/Street Mixed Use Employment Corridor."
The Planning Commission recommended the rezoning request be approved by a vote of 8-0-0 on April 17, 2017. The Planning Department is recommending approval. All conditions of approval are reflected on the revised PUD plan.