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Commissioners allow four‑story option for Mitchell at Terracea; affordability commitments unchanged
Summary
The board approved a developer request to add a four‑story building option for the 183‑unit Mitchell at Terracea project while keeping previously approved affordability and specific approvals intact.
The board approved an amendment to PDR‑23‑17P for the Mitchell at Terracea project, allowing an alternative Option B that permits a four‑story building type while preserving the project’s previously approved density (183 units), 25% affordability commitment and earlier specific approvals.
The applicant said rising construction costs and stormwater design preferences prompted the change. Caleb Grimes, the applicant’s land‑use attorney, said the four‑story configuration reduces the on‑site footprint, allows a conventional stormwater facility (instead of a vaulted system) and helps the project remain financially feasible while maintaining the same number of affordable units. “We’re merely asking to revise a previous approval to allow an additional story over the currently approved three‑story product,” Grimes told commissioners.
Staff told the board that Option A (previously approved) had a final site plan and LURA in place; Option B requires only limited additional review for height and stormwater adjustments and meets current setbacks. Transportation staff confirmed the project’s trips were already accounted for in the previously approved entitlements and that the addition of an extra story would not result in net trip increases because unit count does not change.
Commissioners approved the amendment by voice vote; the tally recorded on the meeting record was 5–1 with Commissioner Bearden voting no and Commissioner Siddique absent. Staff will process final site plan modifications should the developer choose Option B.
