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To rezone a portion of the property known as 1900 Venable Street from the R-53 Multifamily Residential District to the B-5 Central Business District.
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O & R Request
DATE: June 30, 2017 EDITION:|910|
TO: The Honorable Members of City Council
THROUGH: Levar M. Stoney, Mayor (Patron: Mayor, by Request)
(This in no way reflects a recommendation on behalf of the 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 rezone a portion of the property known as 1900 Venable Street from the R-53 Multi-family Residential District to the B-5 Central Business District.
ORD. OR RES. No.
PURPOSE: To rezone a portion of the property known as 1900 Venable Street from the R-53 Multi-family Residential District to the B-5 Central Business District.
REASON: The applicant is requesting to rezone a portion of the property fronting on the corner of North 18th Street and Venable Street from the existing to the adjacent B-5 district to develop the property under the mixed-use form-based regulations found in the B-5 district.
RECOMMENDATION: In accordance with the requirements of the City Charter and the Zoning Ordinance, the City Planning Commission will review this request and make a recommendation to City Council. This item will be scheduled for consideration by the Commission at its August 21, 2017, meeting; or its September 5, 2017, meeting if the August meeting is canceled for the summer recess. A letter outlining the Commission's recommendation will be forwarded to City Council following that meeting.
BACKGROUND: The subject property is an irregular shaped lot that fronts on Venable Street between Mosby Street and North 18th Street and fronts on North 18th Street between Venable Street and East Leigh Street at the terminus of the Martin Luther Kin...
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