Title
To authorize the special use of the property known as 1121 North 25th Street for the purpose of a building with commercial uses on the first floor, up to two dwelling units on the second floor, and no fewer than two on-site parking spaces, upon certain terms and conditions.
Body
O & R Request
DATE: January 3, 2018 EDITION:|910|
TO: The Honorable Members of City Council
THROUGH: The Honorable Levar M. Stoney, Mayor
THROUGH: Selena Cuffee-Glenn, Chief Administrative Officer
THROUGH: Peter L. Downey, Deputy Chief Administrative Officer for Economic Development and Planning
FROM: Mark A. Olinger, Director, Department of Planning and Development Review
RE: To authorize the special use of the property known as 1121 North 25th Street for the purposes of permitting constructing a mixed-use building to include residential and commercial space upon certain terms and conditions.
ORD. OR RES. No.
PURPOSE: To authorize the special use of the property known as 1121 North 25th Street for the purposes of permitting a mixed-use building, to include residential and commercial space, upon certain terms and conditions.
REASON: The applicant is proposing a two-story newly constructed building with the intention of leasing space for a restaurant on the ground floor with office or retail on the 2nd floor and is applying for a Special Use Permit to waive existing off-street parking requirements for commercial spaces that currently exist within the property's location. This district does not permit the proposed restaurant use of the property without adequate parking, which is the primary reason a special use permit is required. However, because the current parking requirements for the UB-PE3 zone only apply to existing buildings, and not to newly constructed buildings, the parking requirements for this parcel fall under Section 30-710 of the zoning ordinance requiring a total of one (1) space per one-hundred (100) sq. ft. or thirty-five (35) spaces total.
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