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Council forwards Haven on Main rezoning; developers cite 70-unit inclusive housing funded largely by WHEDA tax credits
Summary
The committee advanced a rezoning for the Haven on Main mixed‑use development and discussed a parking setback exception and color scheme; developers said the project includes 70 units, mixed income, and roughly $12.5 million in tax-credit equity.
The Judiciary and Administration Committee voted on June 3 to forward a rezoning request for the Haven on Main development — a mixed-use project proposed between Ninth and Tenth streets bounded by State and Main — after staff and the Plan Commission recommended approval with conditions and exceptions.
Director Train told the committee the project previously received a general Traditional Neighborhood Development (TND) approval and is now seeking the TND-specific zoning; because the city’s updated TND-specific rules include a new density standard the project will require a variance to exceed the stated density range and will need review by the Board of Zoning Appeals. The committee heard that Plan Commission granted an exception to the design review standard that normally requires buildings, not parking, to be closest to the street; in this proposal parking would be located near the corner of Tenth and State Street while the building fronts other streets.
Rick Diermeier, an applicant representative, and Paul Gerard, a development consultant, described the project as 70 residential units with a mix of affordable rents tied to 30%–60% of county median income and 11 market‑rate units. Gerard said the project received WHEDA tax-credit financing, providing “about 12 and a half million dollars of equity to this project,” and local bank investment and contractors are lined up.
Diermeier described a design intent to integrate residents with differing physical and cognitive abilities in the same building and emphasized the site’s proximity to transit, employment and downtown amenities. Director Train told the committee the developer has incorporated significant bike parking, transit access and pedestrian-oriented design on most frontages but that the corner parking prompted the requested design exception.
The committee approved forwarding the specific rezoning and related design exception; staff indicated a development agreement and a TIF request for the project will be considered by the council at a later date.
