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Westgate CRA approves density bonus for NorWest Pointe townhouse project
Summary
The Westgate/Belvedere Homes CRA authorized five bonus density units and two landscaping buffer waivers for NorWest Pointe, a proposed two-story, nine-unit townhouse-style rental development at Westgate Avenue and Tallahassee Drive. The motion passed unanimously (4-0).
Ronald L. Daniels, board chair of the Westgate/Belvedere Homes Community Redevelopment Agency, opened the Sept. 9 meeting that approved an application to increase housing density at the corner of Westgate Avenue and Tallahassee Drive.
The board authorized staff recommendations to grant five bonus density units from the Westgate CCRT Density Bonus Pool and two administrative Type 1 waivers to reduce right-of-way landscape buffers by 5 feet along Westgate Avenue and Tallahassee Drive. The action clears the way for NorWest Pointe, a proposed two-story, nine-unit multifamily townhouse-style rental development composed of six two-bedroom and three one-bedroom units on a ±0.54-acre site.
Staff and Corey O'Gorman of Place Planning presented the application, describing the site's recent rezoning to RM (Multifamily Residential) and its consistency with the Westgate CRA Community Redevelopment Plan and the WCRAO overlay. The project proposes an overall density of just over 16 dwelling units per acre; the site's Future Land Use designation is CH/8, which allows four units by right. The additional five units were requested from the Density Bonus Program to reach nine units.
The board voted 4-0 to authorize the staff recommendations (motion by Joanne Rufty, seconded by Ruth Haggerty). No public opposition was recorded during the meeting.
The approval is for the DRO-level density and landscape waivers; the applicant must still obtain any additional variances, building permits and administrative approvals required to proceed. The project's anticipated buildout year was presented as 2028.
The board did not attach additional conditions beyond those in the staff recommendation. The agency will transmit recommendations and site approvals through the county DRO and permitting processes.
