Commission endorses mixed‑use PD for Broadway & Oak that would add up to 315 apartments and ground‑floor commercial

The Planning & Zoning Commission recommended approval of a Planned Development (PD) rezoning for about 13.3 acres at the southeast corner of Broadway and Oak to allow a mixed‑use project combining up to 315 multifamily units and a commercial component.

Staff described the PD as a mixed‑use, urban‑style development that includes two multifamily buildings, an amenity center (pool, courtyard, dog park), covered parking, a green promenade connecting buildings to the commercial area and a proposed off‑site monument sign at the Broadway/Oak corner to help identify the residential component. Staff said the PD requests several deviations common to urban multifamily PDs—higher site coverage (requested 70% vs. base 40%), increased building height (55 feet to allow four stories), reduced common open space in trade for higher‑quality amenities, and some signage flexibility—and found the plan met six of seven PD approval criteria.

Applicant representatives (Alan Mueller and others) described the project as highly coordinated with staff via three review cycles, noted commitments to landscaping and connectivity, and said the commercial portion was intended for neighborhood‑serving tenants. Commissioners questioned parking levels and timing of any TIA; staff said parking counts applied only to the multifamily portion and that a TIA would be required at permitting to determine further road or signal improvements.

Commissioners praised the design, walkability and integrated open space and moved to recommend approval of the PD with staff conditions and the clarified slope/landscape language; the motion passed unanimously, 6–0. The PD will proceed to the City Council for final action.