Title
Appl. #PL2025-207 - PRELIMINARY DEVELOPMENT PLAN - East Village, approximately 130 acres generally located at the southeast corner of the intersection of US 50 Hwy and South M-291 Hwy; East Village Investors, LLC, applicant
Body
Issue/Request:
The applicant proposes an approximately 130-acre horizontal mixed-use development consisting of two (2) phases. SE Bailey Rd serves as the dividing line between the two (2) phases. East Village Phase 1 (located north of SE Bailey Rd) is composed of 13 lots and 3 common area tracts on approximately 77 gross acres with 225,762 sq. ft. of commercial development and 570 multi-family residential units. Phase 1 commercial development will be anchored by a big-box wholesale retailer (Costco) supported by a mix of retail, office and services uses. Development of Phase 1 includes removal and redevelopment of the existing Zoetis facility. Phase 1 is the focus of the subject preliminary development plan application.
The applicant requests modifications to the parking lot setback from the South M-291 Hwy right-of-way; trash/recycling receptacle screening; parking lot pole fixture height; and the EnVision LS development standards.
East Village Phase 2 (located south of SE Bailey Rd) is composed of 9 lots and 4 common area tracts on approximately 53 gross acres with 21,420 sq. ft. of commercial development and a mix of 320 multi-family and townhouse dwelling units. Phase 2 is shown on the subject development plan as concept only for illustrative purposes and will be considered for approval under separate application (Appl. #PL2025-275) at a future date that is yet to be determined. The applicant has elected to break out consideration of East Village into separate phases that are following separate public hearing schedules due to the more imminent construction timeline of Phase 1 driven by the development of Lot 1 for Costco.
Proposed Planning Commission Motion:
I move to recommend approval of Appl. #PL2025-207 - PRELIMINARY DEVELOPMENT PLAN - East Village, approximately 130 acres generally located at the southeast corner of the intersection of US 50 Hwy and South M-291 Hwy; East Village Investors, LLC, applicant.
Presenter
Hector Soto, Jr., AICP, Senior Planner
Matt Pennington, Applicant Representative
Recommendation
Recommendation: With the conditions of approval below, the application meets the Ignite! Comprehensive Plan and the requirements of the UDO and Design & Construction Manual.
1. A modification shall be granted to the minimum 20’ parking lot setback from the South M-291 Hwy right-of-way, to allow parking lot setbacks of 10’ along South M-291 Hwy for Lots 6-11.
2. A modification shall be granted to the maximum allowable 28’ light pole fixture height, to allow a maximum light pole fixture height of 36’-6”.
3. A modification shall be granted to the requirement that every four (4) rows of parking on the Costco site (Lot 1) shall include a longitudinal landscape island, to instead allow the dispersed use of smaller landscape islands as shown on the landscape plans included in the preliminary development plan.
4. A modification shall be granted to the trash and recycling receptacle screening requirement by a masonry enclosure, to allow screening via the planting of evergreen landscape screening as shown on the landscape plans included in the preliminary development plan in lieu of masonry enclosure screening.
5. A modification shall be granted to the EnVision LS overlay commercial design and architectural standards, to allow the proposed development to follow the standard design and architectural standards of Article 8 of the UDO.
6. Development of East Village Phase 1 shall be in accordance with the preliminary development plan dated October 30, 2025; typical commercial building elevations uploaded August 11, 2025; big-box warehouse retailer (Costco) building elevations dated August 8, 2025; and apartment elevations dated August 8, 2025.
7. Road improvements for East Village Phase 1 shall be constructed as recommended in the Transportation Impact Analysis prepared by City staff dated October 30, 2025.
8. Allowable land uses on the subject East Village Phase 1 property shall follow the EnVision LS permitted uses listed under UDO Section 5.560.A, 5.560.D (which include all office and retail uses permitted by right in the CP-2 zoning district under Table 6-1 of the UDO), and the following additional land uses for which an appeal to the EnVision LS land use regulations was previously granted by the City Council: automotive/truck-related uses; retail--big box in excess of 80,000 sq. ft. on one level; car washes; daycares; and drive-through restaurants.
9. Approval shall be granted for three (3) oversized, primary identification monument signs in East Village Phase 1 with an overall height of 30’, 224 sq. ft. sign face area and 312 sq. ft. overall sign structure area to be located at the northeast project site boundary, the southeast corner of South M-291 Hwy/SE Oldham Pkwy, and the northeast corner of South M-291 Hwy/SE Bailey Rd as depicted on the preliminary development plan October 30, 2025, and monument sign detail dated August 7, 2025.
10. Approval shall be granted to allow six (6) wall signs on the Costco (Lot 1) building as depicted on the building elevations dated August 8, 2025. All other lots in East Village Phase 1 (Lots 2-13) shall be subject to the governing sign standards and allowances of the PMIX zoning district.
Committee Recommendation
Committee Recommendation: Planning Commission action pending.