Title
To conditionally rezone the property known as 2201 East Franklin Street from the M-1 Light Industrial District to the [B-5] B-5C Central Business District, upon certain proffered conditions. (As Amended)
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O & R Request
DATE: January 20, 2016 EDITION:|910|
TO: The Honorable Members of City Council
THROUGH: Dwight C. Jones, 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, Jr., Deputy Chief Administrative Officer for Economic Development and Planning
FROM: Mark A. Olinger, Director, Dept. of Planning and Development Review
RE: To rezone the property known as 2201 East Franklin Street from the M-1 - Light Industrial District to the B-5 - Central Business District.
ORD. OR RES. No.
PURPOSE: To rezone the property known as 2201 East Franklin Street from the M-1 - Light Industrial District to the B-5 - Central Business District.
REASON: The applicant has requested a rezoning to the B-5 - Central Business District in order to accommodate mixed-use development on the parcel.
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 March 21, 2016, meeting. A letter outlining the Commission's recommendation will be forwarded to City Council following that meeting.
BACKGROUND: The subject property consists of a 0.492 acre (21,432 SF) parcel of land improved with an industrial building constructed, per tax assessment records, at the turn of the last century and a surface parking area. The property is located at the southeast corner of the intersection of North 22nd Street and East Franklin Street in the Shockoe Bottom neighborhood.
The subject property falls within an Urban Center Area of the Shockoe District,...
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