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Council approves downtown mixed-use designation and PD changes for 139 North Ridgewood Drive
Summary
Council approved amendments to allow downtown mixed-use redevelopment at 139 N. Ridgewood Drive, removing a site-specific condition and requiring underground electrical distribution; planning staff said the site is in the historic overlay and CRA and that the project envisions retail/commercial space plus dwelling units.
The council voted to approve plan and zoning changes to facilitate redevelopment of 139 North Ridgewood Drive, a site in the downtown historic overlay and the CRA.
Marissa Barbee summarized the request: the developer seeks to amend the future land use from high-density mixed-use redevelopment to downtown mixed-use redevelopment and to remove a site-specific policy that previously limited the site’s uses. The new proposal increases nonresidential square footage (the developer’s proposal cited about 7,007 square feet of retail/commercial uses) and requires design standards consistent with the CRA and historic-preservation committee. Council directed that undergrounding of electrical distribution facilities be included in the PD; other conditions include facade approvals and stormwater permitting.
Planning & Zoning recommended approval at its Dec. 9 hearing; the council approved Ordinance 15-65 on second/final reading and Ordinance 15-66 on second/final reading, finding the amendments consistent with city code and the CRA design objectives. No public speakers objected during the hearing.
Council’s action removes the site-specific limitation and moves the property into downtown mixed use, enabling the developer to proceed with design and permitting consistent with the adopted PD conditions and historic-design standards.
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