Agenda Item 14: Development Permits Extension for 4.58 Acres - 2158 IH 35 at East River Ridge Parkway

[COSM_Admin]

Receive a Staff presentation and hold a Public Hearing to receive comments for or against Ordinance 2021-26, extending by five years the period within which Development Permits may be requested for development as allowed by the Planned Development District (“PDD”) standards for approximately 4.78 acres of land located at 2158 Interstate Highway 35 at East River Ridge Parkway, also known as the Holt Tract; including procedural provisions; and providing an effective date; and consider approval of Ordinance 2021-26, on the first of two readings.

 

[JHughson]

I see in the ARF this:
**Note**These flood prevention standards were not in the development code at the time of this request but have since been added as code requirements. The requirements in the PDD are functionally identical to current code requirements.

Are there any environmental protections in the current LDC that we will lose by extending this development agreement?

 

[MBaker]

If we do not renew, would their base zoning be FD or GC?

If it is based zoning GC, then am I understanding that the PDD would require more stringent requirements than would otherwise be required?

 

[COSM_Admin]

Responses provided by Shannon Mattingly, Director of Planning & Amanda Hernandez, Assistant Director of Planning:

Are there any environmental protections in the current LDC that we will lose by extending this development agreement?

The tree and habitat protection requirements were different. Old code, which this PDD is under, was 1 inch for 1 inch no matter the size of the tree. Current Code requires 2 inch mitigation for every 1 inch removed if the tree is over 24 inches.

Maxfield Baker

If we do not renew, would their base zoning be FD or GC?

The property would revert to FD once the PDD expires (August 19, 2021) because it was zoned FD (Future Development) prior to the establishment of the PDD and GC base zoning.

If it is based zoning GC, then am I understanding that the PDD would require more stringent requirements than would otherwise be required?

The PDD limits impervious cover to 50%. GC zoning with no PDD overlay would limit impervious cover to 80%.