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REPORT ai To the Honorable Mayor and City From the City 1 March 24, 2003 Subject 852 -860 Walnut Street Planned Community Zoning District and Precise Plan Recommendation 1) Approve a Zoning Map Amendment for 852 -860 Walnut Street from the Central Business (CB) Zoning District to the Planned Community (P) Zoning District; and 2) Approve the attached Precise Plan associated with the proposed new Planned Community Zoning District for 852 -860 Walnut Street that will direct the future development of 10 -15 multi - family living units. Background A Zoning Map Amendment to a Planned Community District, "P" Zone, with an associated Precise Plan is proposed for the project area on the west side of the 800 block of Walnut Street. The purpose and development concept for the Precise Plan are contained within the text of the proposed Precise Plan (CP #1) in Attachment #1. The proposed Precise Plan would direct the future development of 12 -15 stacked housing units with innovative parking solutions and a pedestrian oriented streetscape, such as is consistent with "Walk- up" housing design. This particular application for a Planned Community District and Precise Plan was generated in conjunction with a specific development proposal. The developer's concept includes re- subdividing two lots, 850 and 862 Walnut Street, into five new parcels, each to be developed with three residential "Flats" in three - stories. The resulting project would result in a short "row house" style with five walk -up entrances on Walnut Street (See Attachment #2, Proposed Project — Front Elevation). Parking is proposed to be accessed from the rear via a cross - easement, and would be contained within one four -car double- stacked garage per parcel. At 43 units /acre, the project does not conform to any of the City's residential or mixed use zoning districts which have a maximum allowed density of 36-40 units per acre. Furthermore, at 1.33 parking stalls per unit, the project would not conform to the more suburban standard of 2.25 parking stalls per unit specified in the Zoning Ordinance. Despite these discrepancies, the Planning Commission, the Architectural Review Committee, and Planning staff believed that the project had many merits and was supportive of the vision for urban styled housing in the downtown with innovative parking approaches. After two Planning Commission study sessions, including a joint session with the Architectural Review Committee, staff recommended that the applicant proceed with the project through the Precise Plan process, which was already being developed for review by the Planning Commission and City Council. Under the Planned Community Zoning District, project review is processed through a Planned Community Permit, which in this case will be reviewed by the Planning Commission if the City Council approves the Zoning Map Amendment and associated Precise Plan.