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Public Hearing: Application #PL2024-319 - Residential Preliminary Development Plan - 150 & Ward Apartments, 3620 SW Ward Road; Milhaus Development, applicant.
(Note: This application was continued from May 20, 2025, per the applicant's request.)
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Issue/Request:
The applicant is requesting approval of a preliminary development plan (PDP) for a 272-unit apartment complex on 11.46 acres. The development includes seven (7) multi-family apartment buildings, two (2) garage buildings, one (1) clubhouse with amenities, and one (1) maintenance facility. The apartment buildings range from 3 to 4 stories with the only 4-story building proposed on the southern side of the side. The applicant is proposing 33% open space with amenities including a dog park, pool, grilling stations, and fire pits. The entire property is currently zoned PMIX (Planned Mixed-Use) which is proposed to remain. The applicant is also showing a conceptual development plan for the remaining 7.00 acres as commercial development. At the time of development, the remaining acreage will require a Preliminary Development Plan and a Final Development Plan
The applicant is requesting five (5) modifications relating to the parking lot setback, primary entrance orientation, inclusion of an elevator in 1 out of every 3 multi-family buildings, screening of rooftop equipment, and 20% of all walls facing a public street be required to contain windows or doorways.
Proposed Planning Commission Motion:
I move to recommend approval of Appl. #PL2024-319 - RESIDENTIAL PRELIMINARY DEVELOPMENT PLAN - 150 & Ward Apartments, 3620 SW Ward Rd; Milhaus Development, applicant
Presenter
Devon Coffey, Applicant Representative
Adair Bright, AICP, Senior Planner
Recommendation
With the conditions of approval below and as outlined in the staff letter, the application meets the recommendations of the Ignite! Comprehensive Plan the requirements of the UDO and Design and Construction Manual (DCM).
1. Development shall be in accordance with the preliminary development plan with an upload date of April 11, 2025.
2. A modification shall be granted to UDO Sec. 5.510.B.4.a(2) to allow one-third of the units be served by an ADA-compliant elevator in lieu of requiring one out of every three buildings to include an ADA-compliant elevator.
3. A modification shall be granted to UDO Sec. 5.510.B.4.b(3)(a) to allow primary entrances and facades to be oriented towards parking lots or garages.
4. A modification shall be granted to UDO Sec. 5.510.B.4.c(6) to reduce the required percent of windows or doorways on walls facing a public street from 20% to 11% for Building Type C and 17% for Building Types A and B.
5. A modification shall be granted to UDO Sec. 8.620.B.1 to reduce the required parking lot setback adjacent to the right-of-way for the SW Arborwalk Boulevard roundabout from 20-ft. to 0-ft.
6. All roof-mounted equipment shall be screened by:
a. A parapet or similar feature equal to the height of the equipment being screened; or,
b. A bolt-on inset screening system.
7. A 5-ft. wide ADA-compliant sidewalk shall be constructed along the SW Arborwalk Boulevard frontage.
Committee Recommendation
A motion was made by Board Member Loveless, seconded by Board Member Benbrook, that this application be approved. The motion carried with a vote of 5 Aye, 2 No.