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Jamestown-area rezoning and ordinance change draw traffic and design questions from neighbors
Summary
A developer’s request to rezone a University Avenue parcel to expand SSC (specialty commercial), add three retail units, an enclosed storage complex and six townhomes, plus an ordinance text amendment to allow storage units and drive-throughs and to alter floor-area rules, drew questions about traffic, access and whether design commitments can be enforced by development agreement.
City planner Mary Barnes and the applicant described a concept plan for a vacant field north of Jamestown retail on University Avenue. The applicant requests rezoning from Professional Office (PO) to a mix of SSC (Specialty Support Commercial) and LDR (Low-Density Residential) to allow three retail units along the intersection, an enclosed storage building, and six townhomes wrapping the site to match nearby densities.
Staff also described a proposed ordinance text amendment to permit enclosed storage and drive-throughs in the SSC area and to remove an outdated floor-area-ratio requirement; staff recommended a 30% site-coverage rule while the planning commission recommended 34% to preserve the current concept-plan look. The planning commission has recommended approval of the ordinance text amendment and concept plan; the rezoning and text amendment were scheduled for council consideration next Tuesday.
Neighbors raised traffic and access concerns for the narrow 3470 frontage and the location of two access points onto 3470 and University Avenue; residents asked whether storage and drive-through locations could be swapped to improve circulation and whether right-turn-only restrictions, deceleration lanes or offsite signals should be required. Staff and the applicant said a traffic review will be required at the project-plan stage and that the city engineer will evaluate deceleration/turn lanes, parking and access standards; staff recommended that residents contact planning staff or the assigned engineer if the rezoning is approved so their concerns enter the project-plan review.
