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111) Of Report Number 11-012 Agenda Section VI-11 the city that works for Council Meeting Date January 11,2011 REQUEST FOR COUNCIL CONSIDERATION ITEM DESCRIPTION: Consideration of a Zoning Code Amendment amending Zoning Code Section 7-230(7)pertaining to maximum gross floor areas of a Planning Unit Development within the Northwest Quadrant Redevelopment Area. DEPARTMENT HEAD'S APPROVAL: Grant Fernelius, Community Development Director CITY MANAGER'S APPROVAL: No comments to supplement this report ,4 Comments attached 15.99 Deadline: not applicable Recommendation: Adopt the attached Ordinance amending Zoning Code Section 7230(7). Legislative History: December 21, 2010: The Planning Commission considered the request and held a public hearing. No testimony was given. The Commission recommended adoption of the proposed Ordinance as drafted by staff. Financial Impact: none Explanation: City staff is requesting a Zoning Code Amendment to Section 7-230(7) concerning maximum gross floor areas for projects seeking Planned Unit Development approval. The existing language of Section 7-230(7) limits the maximum gross floor area for all buildings to 45% of the total land area. For projects within the Northwest Quadrant Redevelopment Area this maximum is too low for the types of projects the City desires. Thus, staff has proposed an amendment that gives the City Council flexibility to allow a higher maximum gross floor area for projects within the Northwest Quadrant Redevelopment Area. As always, the underlying standards of the NWQ, Northwest Quadrant zoning district will predominately guide development. It should be noted that without this change, the proposed Stuart project could not proceed. The practice of amending the City Zoning Code to meet the Northwest Quadrant's needs is not a new concept. The City adopted the NWQ, Northwest Quadrant zoning district to codify some of the design guidelines established for redevelopment. While the goal remains to use this ordinance to predominately guide redevelopment efforts within the Northwest Quadrant, City staff is finding that the ordinance doesn't meet the needs of every project. Noting this, City staff has used the Planned Unit Development (PUD) tool to overcome some of these issues. In fact, the PUD ordinance has been amended previously to allow flexibility on some standards for projects within the Northwest Quadrant. A past example is a setback standard of Section 7-230(8)(B). Staff feels this proposed amendment related to density is needed in order to facilitate a project in the immediate future (The Stuart Company) as well as future projects. Staff recommends adoption of the attached Ordinance. Costs and Funding: Not applicable Janice Gundlach City Planner