CC MEETING: July 7, 2015
DATE: June 29, 2015
TO: Leonard Martin, City Manager
FROM: Christopher Barton, Chief Planner
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Consider An Appeal Of The Denial Of A Major Alternate Standard Plan For Development Standards Different From Those Of Article XX (TC) Transit Center District Of The Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance For An Approximately 4-Acre Tract Located At The Northwest Corner Of Broadway And College Avenue And Currently Zoned For The (TC) Transit Center District, Urban Core Sub-District. Case No. 05-15MD1 Carrollton Crossing (Maj. Alt. Standard)/Realty Capital Management, LLC. Case Coordinator: Christopher Barton.
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BACKGROUND:
This is a required action related to a request for a major alternate standard to the development standards of the (TC) Transit Center District, in accordance with the provisions of Article XX, Section H(2) of the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance. The subject tract is Lot 1, Carrollton Crossing Addition, being 1199 North Broadway and located at the northwest corner of Broadway and College Avenue.
On June 6, 2015 the Planning & Zoning Commission made a motion to approve the request. Because the vote failed (4 - 4), the result was to DENY the request.
Article XX (TC) Transit Center District Regulations, Section H, Subsection 2 of the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance (emphasis added) provides the following:
Alternate Standards
a. For the purposes of this Code, there shall be two types of Alternate Standards - Minor and Major.
b. Minor Alternate Standards are considered relatively minor changes to the strict adherence to the standards in this Code, and may be approved administratively by the City Manager or his designee as part of a Development Plan. However, all Minor Alternate Standards must meet the full intent of this Code as stated herein.
c. Major Alternate Standards are considered relatively major changes to both the standards and stated intent of this Code. Major Alternate Standard...
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