Planning commission recommends approval of Pearl PDD amendment to allow phased turnovers, leaves hybrid beacon decision to city

The BK Planning and Zoning Commission on July 15 recommended that City Council approve an amendment to Ordinance 480, the Pearl Planned Development District, to allow phased certificates of occupancy and corresponding infrastructure turns for the Pearl multifamily tract and associated parcels.

The amendment replaces the PDDsingle-phase requirement with a building- and infrastructure-phasing plan, allows reordering of phases with city manager approval, lowers the workforce housing income threshold from 80% AMI to 75% AMI (holding the number of units at 34), extends the developercontribution window for the pedestrian bridge fee by five years, and adds a 15-month completion requirement after the first certificate of occupancy with a $500-per-day penalty for exceeding that date.

Staff senior planner Sean Lupano summarized the schedule and technical review history, noting the PDD was originally approved July 20, 2022, the site plan was approved Sept. 5, 2023, and the applicantfiled the first PDD amendment request June 16, 2025. Consultant Evan Ochevski described the proposed phasing: building turns begin on the southeast with Buildings 1 and 2 and progress northwest through multiple turns; infrastructure (paving, landscaping, sidewalks, irrigation and lighting) would be completed in matching "infrastructure turns," with Turn 1 required to deliver items such as the Crescent trail, median plantings, parking, and utilities.

Developer representatives Amanda Swore (Drinner…