Commissioners split on whether PUD exceptions meet Park Ridge standards
Commissioners debated whether the proposed exceptions (height, density, parking islands, upper-story area) are justified by the public benefits offered and whether rezoning this block is consistent with planning guidance; staff clarified the parcels are not in the Uptown Master Plan study area.
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Commission discussion focused on the statutory and ordinance standards for a Planned Unit Development and for rezoning. Several commissioners praised design responses—setbacks, a narrowed residential block and traffic changes—but others said the remaining height (residential 51 ft; hotel 61.5 ft), the requested density (37 units vs. the staff-cited allowance of 18), and other exceptions (parking islands, upper-floor conditions) were too great to be justified by the offered public benefits.
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