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Public hearing on rezoning of 374 to 380 Maple Avenue W from C-1 Local Commercial Zone and RS-16 Single-Family Detached Residential Zone to Maple Avenue Commercial (MAC) Zone for 380 Maple, a mixed-use building with ground floor retail and multi-family residential condominium units
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Consideration of a request for a related modification of requirement
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EXPLANATION AND SUMMARY:
The subject site is approximately 0.84 acres and is located at the intersection of Maple Avenue W and Wade Hampton Drive SW. A three-story office building, built in 1970, currently occupies the site. Associated surface parking is located in front and in the rear of the building. A 6-foot tall masonry wall borders the rear property line (along Glen Avenue SW). Two single-family dwellings are located across Glen Avenue SW from the site. Commercial properties (including office buildings and a restaurant) surround the site on all other sides. The applicant proposes redeveloping the site under the Maple Avenue Commercial (MAC) zoning regulations.
The Planning Commission held a public hearing on March 27, 2019 and continued it to the April 10, 2019 meeting. At the March 27 meeting, the applicant presented two options, one with a modification of requirement request for an additional story of parking, beyond the four stories allowed by Code (Option 1), and one with no additional story of parking (Option 2). Both options also included a request for a modification of requirement for encroachment of an awning fronting Maple Avenue W. Between the March 27 and April 10 meetings, the applicant submitted a revised set of existing conditions and concept plans and architectural drawings for Option 2 after receiving feedback from the public and Planning Commission at the March 27 meeting. The applicant also withdrew Option 1, which included the modification request for an additional story of parking. The applicant indicated the following changes for Option 2 from the March...
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