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Batavia creates P‑5 planned development district, rezones three Evans Street parcels
Summary
The City Council adopted Ordinance #1‑2026 creating a new P‑5 Planned Development District (mixed-use standards) and Ordinance #2‑2026 rezoning parcels at 26, 60 and 18–22 Evans Street to C‑3; both measures passed 9–0.
The Batavia City Council on Feb. 9 unanimously adopted two zoning ordinances: Ordinance #1‑2026 to establish a new Planned Development District (P‑5) and Ordinance #2‑2026 to rezone six parcels at 26, 60 and 18–22 Evans Street from C‑2 (General Commercial) to C‑3 (Central Commercial).
Ordinance #1‑2026, moved by Councilmember McGinnis and seconded by Councilmember Geib, creates the P‑5 district to encourage mixed‑use commercial and residential development with common areas maintained by a common entity. The ordinance lists permitted uses (including R‑1, C‑1, C‑2 uses, large‑scale multifamily, live/work units and brew pubs), sets a maximum building height of 40 feet, requires a minimum of 15% open space in the district, caps lot coverage at 50%, prescribes parking and landscaping standards, and requires underground utility installation.
Ordinance #2‑2026 (moved by Councilmember Viele, seconded by Councilmember McGinnis) rezones the specified Evans Street parcels to align zoning with the City’s Comprehensive Plan and to support downtown revitalization under the Downtown Revitalization Initiative (DRI). The ordinance includes legal parcel descriptions and states the rezoning takes effect immediately after passage, consistent with the ordinance text.
Both ordinances were approved by roll call vote, 9–0. The P‑5 standards include site‑plan and staging requirements and set buffers for public storage uses; the rezoning ordinance lists the individual tax parcel IDs for the affected properties.
