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To authorize the special use of the property known as 616 North 25th Street for the purpose of authorizing a retail store and two-family attached dwelling with no parking required, upon certain terms and conditions.
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O & R Request
DATE: April 12, 2016 EDITION:|910|
TO: The Honorable Members of City Council
THROUGH: Dwight C. Jones, Mayor
(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
ORD. OR RES. No.
PURPOSE: To authorize the special use of the property known as 616 North 25th Street and 2415 Jefferson Avenue for the purpose of authorizing a retail store, upon certain terms and conditions.
REASON: The applicant is seeking permission to convert an existing garage into a retail store and waive the parking requirements for the retail store and the two-family attached dwelling unit. The property is zoned R-63, which does not permit the proposed retail store. Therefore, the applicant is requesting a special use permit.
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 June 6, 2016, meeting. A letter outlining the Commission's recommendation will be forwarded to City Council following that meeting.
BACKGROUND: The subject property is an improved lot of .078 acre with street frontage on North 25th Street and Jefferson Avenue. There is an existing two-family attached dwelling fronting on North 25th Street and a garage fronting on Jefferson Avenue.
The property is currently zoned R-63 Multi-Family Urban Residential, which does permit the two-family attached dwellin...
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