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Commission approves reduced parking for 4000 N. Shepherd Drive; neighborhood praises developer for saving century-old tree and Sears sign
Summary
The commission granted a variance to reduce required off-street parking for a redevelopment at 4000 North Shepherd Drive, a proposal supported by neighborhood leaders who said the developer preserved a mature tree and plans to save the Sears sign.
The Planning Commission approved a variance to reduce the off-street parking required for the redevelopment of the former Sears site at 4000 North Shepherd Drive, accepting staff's recommendation to allow 417 spaces in place of the ordinance's calculation of 529.
Jeff Butler of the planning department presented the request, which staff supported. Butler said the applicant provided comparative parking counts from similar stores, noted the site's proximity to four bus lines and said the project team protected a mature tree on the site that otherwise would have displaced potential parking. Butler told…
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