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Council approves special permit for redevelopment of former Kmart Plaza
Summary
The City Council granted a special permit to Cypress Acquisitions LLC to alter a nonconforming structure at 2201 North Hampton Street (the former Kmart Plaza) after the Committee on Development recommended approval; roll-call recorded 11 yeas and the council passed the permit unanimously among those voting.
The City Council on May 19 voted to grant a special permit for a redevelopment project at 2201 North Hampton Street, the former Kmart Plaza, clearing a key procedural step for a multimillion-dollar proposal by Cypress Acquisitions LLC.
Councilor Purcell reported the Committee on Development and Government Relations had reviewed the application and recommended granting the special permit unanimously after an applicant presentation. Several councilors spoke in favor of the project as an opportunity to revitalize a long-blighted retail plaza and bring tax revenue to the city.
Councilor Bacon called it "one of the most exciting developments we have had in a really, really long time," and Councilor Devine and others urged colleagues to support the measure. The clerk recorded the roll call on item 40 as 11 yeas; the president announced the special permit had passed.
The special permit authorizes alteration of a nonconforming structure under the zoning section cited by the council; the committee noted the attorney for the applicant had "checked all the boxes" and the committee had no substantive objections.
Next steps: the permit and related findings will be finalized for recording as required by the zoning code; council and planning staff will continue to coordinate permit conditions and any recording requirements.
