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Continued Public Hearing - Appl. #PL2018-100 - Preliminary Development Plan - Reece Nichols, 222 SW Main St & 207 SW Market St; Engineering Solutions, LLC, applicant.
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Issue/Request:
The applicant proposes a two-story 10,700 square foot commercial building at 222 SW Main Street (Lot 2) and a surface parking lot on the abutting parcel at 207 SW Market Street (Lot 1). The proposed use on Lot 2 is a Reece Nichols real estate office. The new building is proposed on the former City Hall lot adjacent to the Historical Museum. The overall architectural design is consistent with the character and style of downtown. Proposed building materials include brick, glass and EIFS.
The applicant proposes to construct the building in a manner to facilitate the possible future development of a roof top event space and/or a roof top deck. The type of use and scope of work for any development of the roof area will determine the appropriate approval process for said improvements at that time.
The applicant proposes to construct 58 new parking spaces. The spaces consist of four standard and 2 accessible spaces on Lot 2 located at the rear of the proposed building; a 46-space surface parking lot located on Lot 1 along SW Market St; and six (6) on-street parallel spaces on SW Market St.
Staff does not support the proposed surface parking lot located on Lot 1 and recommends removal of this component from the preliminary development plan. From a land use and zoning perspective, a parking lot is an allowed use by right in the Central Business District (CBD). However, a surface parking lot is not the highest and best use of the property. The proposed parking lot is an underutilization of a commercially viable property in the CBD that could hinder the property’s long-term redevelopment. From a parking perspective, the City’s 2016 Downtown Parking Study indicates that there is sufficient existing public parking in the area to serve the proposed use’s parking demand, t...
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