Urbana planning commission recommends approval for 413–419 W. Main PUD after debate over design and floodplain costs

The Urbana Plan Commission voted 4–1 on May 4 to recommend approval, with conditions, of Plan Case 2519 (PUD 25), a proposed 32‑unit multifamily planned unit development at 413–419 West Main Street. The commission’s recommendation will be considered by City Council on May 18.

Staff told the commission the applicant, DMCB Properties LLC, requested that the site be developed in general conformance with R‑5 standards and granted an exception to the R‑5 floor‑area‑ratio cap (from 0.9 to 1.0) to allow a three‑story building with a mezzanine (four stories at the west end) totaling roughly 32,273 square feet and comprising 19 one‑bedroom and 13 two‑bedroom units. Staff corrected an earlier error in the circulated report: the combined lot area is 32,200 square feet, not 25,590.

Staff said the project includes a required 20‑foot dedication along the Boneyard Creek tied to a creekway permit issued April 17 and that much of the site lies in the 100‑ and 500‑year floodplain. The presentation described a flood‑mitigation approach that raises the building…