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Plan commission recommends approval of 60-unit 'Hidden Lofts' townhome project on former dealership site
Summary
A developer’s proposal to convert the former Griffin’s Hub Chrysler lot on the 3000 block of South 100th Street into a 60-unit townhome project was presented to the Common Council during a Feb. 11 public hearing; the planning commission recommended approval.
A developer’s proposal to convert the former Griffin’s Hub Chrysler lot on the 3000 block of South 100th Street into a 60-unit townhome project was presented to the Common Council during a Feb. 11 public hearing; the planning commission recommended approval.
Planning staff described a site plan for roughly 5.5 acres proposing five buildings with 12 units each (60 units total), attached garages plus surface parking totaling about 120 spaces, perimeter landscaping and stormwater controls. The presentation listed an estimated private development value of about $10 million and showed pedestrian connections internal to the site with recommended sidewalk extensions to both Oklahoma Avenue and Highway 100.
Steve Sherwin, planning staff, said the design incorporates foundation and perimeter landscaping, centralized refuse areas, bicycle storage and traffic-calming measures internal to the site. The planned unit mix includes a range of one- and two-bedroom units and at least one ADA-accessible unit per building, and staff said architectural details (lap siding, stone accents, asphalt shingles, varied complementary colors) had been developed to avoid a repetitious elevation across all five buildings. Sherwin said the project had not produced objections to date and that county and state highway agencies were reviewing access because the site borders Highway 100 and Oklahoma Avenue.
The nut graph: the planning commission’s recommendation moves the project ahead in the review process, but outstanding civil, utility and landscaping details must be finalized in coordination with the city and county/state agencies; planning staff said they did not anticipate the need for a formal traffic study but that agencies would make that determination.
Ending: Planning staff will continue to work with the developer on utility plans, screening and pedestrian connections; the council may receive final site, landscape and lighting/utility plans in a future report to complete approvals or conditions.
