Phone (319) 743-6320 dhockett The site is currently the location of the Marion YMCA open fields and parking, portions of the building was built in the 1960s with additions over the next several decades including the construction of the baseball / softball diamond to the north of the building. Development of the city had stopped tow the west of 31st Street and the YMCA was the first significant development east 31st Street, with development beginning to fill in around it in the late 1990s with a mix of residential and office / commercial uses. The Marion YMCA is currently constructing the new facility at Tower Terrace and Irish Drive and operations at this facility will cease. Part of the costs to pay for the new facility has been the sale of the existing property for redevelopment purposes. Public notice for the project were mailed to approximately 179 properties owners and three (3) notification signs were placed on the property with a QR code for smart phone users to scan that links directly to the City of Marion project website. Developer submitted applications and exhibits were available for review in addition to the staff report regarding the project. The project is located within the Linn Mar District and they were notified of the proposed project. Phone (319) 743-6320 [email protected] Fax (319) 373-4260 CPC Resolution No. _____recommending approval of the amendment to the Future Land Use Map of the Marion Comprehensive Plan from Public/Semi Private to Multi-Family Residential for property located at 3100 10th Avenue, Marion, Iowa. (Green Park Apartment Living, LLC). The property is currently land use designated as “Public / Semi Public” which supports uses that are generally open to the public, such as schools, civic buildings, churches and cemeteries. The applicant is seeking to amend the future land use map to Multi-Family Residential, which provides for the development of condominiums, apartment buildings and senior housing. Marion is predominately a residential community of single-family neighborhoods with a mix of other residential types. These residential areas should be protected from incompatible land uses, and as new development occurs, new residential areas should be integrated into existing neighborhoods with respect to roadway and pedestrian connections, architecture, green space and urban design. Phone (319) 743-6320 [email protected] Fax (319) 373-4260 access to the minor / major arterial street systems. The property to the south and east of the subject area is commercial and office with varying degrees of multi-family and service uses. The primary land use to the north and west is single family residential and has been fully developed with single-family homes. The proposed use may have potential conflicts with existing (and future) land uses, which may be remedied or minimized through project design. Traffic and other external effects should be directed away from lower-intensity uses, landscaping buffering and screening should be employed to minimized negative effects. A planned development (PD-R) zoning is recommended (and requested by the applicant). The site does not lend itself well to single family or low-density development as it is smaller parcel that required public improvements including a street network with additional right-of-way would create obstacles to its development potential. The further penetration of commercial / office activity is not supported by the Marion Comprehensive Plan as the adjacent properties are primarily residential and a commercial land use would likely have significant conflicts with pre-existing adjacent uses and that mitigation efforts to prevent negative impacts (traffic, lights, noise, hours of operation) would be difficult. A multi-family designation that would permit a wide range of residential uses including senior related uses work well on the site due to its location near core private / public services (grocery, medical, banking, schools, public transportation, etc). In addition, the future buffer from single family to commercial is often achieved with multi-family land uses. Staff recommends APPROVAL of CPC Resolution No. ________ regarding the proposed amendment to the Future Land Use Map of the Marion Comprehensive Plan. The request meets goals stated within the Comprehensive Plan pertaining to residential neighborhoods recommendations and goals including: Goal No. 1, which is to “Provide a diverse housing stock that meets the needs of local residents while accommodating future growth” Goal No. 2, which is to “Promote the desired character of established residential neighborhoods and enhance the overall health, quality and image of Marion” Phone (319) 743-6320 [email protected] Fax (319) 373-4260 CAD File: CPC Resolution No. _____-recommending approval of a rezoning from R-2, Medium Density Single Family Residential to PD-R, Multi-Family Residential for property located at 3100 10th Avenue, Marion, Iowa. (Green Park Apartment Living, LLC The applicant is proposing to rezone property from R-2, Medium Density Single Family Residential to PD-R, Planned Development Residential. The property consists of 6.67 acres and the applicant is proposing three (3) buildable lots for the ultimate development of three (3) buildings consisting of 147 residential units. Zoning Map Comparison Current Zoning Map Proposed Zoning Map R-2 R-2 R-4 R-4 O-1 O-1 R-2 R-2 Proposed R-2 C-3 PD-R C-3 C-3 The property to the east and north is currently zoned R-2, Medium Density Single Family with the property to the east and south currently zoned a mixture of R-4, Four Family Residential, Office and Commercial. With the adoption of the Zoning Map update for Ward 2 the properties to the east will be zoned SR-2 suburban Medium Density Single Family which is the R-2 equivalent and properties to the east will be zoned a mix of BC, Business Community to and SR-2 to reflect how the properties are actually being used. Multi-Family zoning is growing in popularity across the metro area, as home prices increase and people seek other housing options from owning. The requested PD-R zoning is considered compatible with the adjacent properties as it will serve as a buffer between the commercial activity to the south and east and the single family zoning to the west and north. The PD-R zoning district is intended to permit greater flexibility and more creative, innovative an imaginative design in for development not typically permitted with traditional zoning districts. There are no specific standards in place when zoning to PD-R. Staff reviews each request based on several factors, Phone (319) 743-6320 [email protected] Fax (319) 373-4260 such as traditional zoning standards, the setbacks, density of surrounding areas developments and the style of those developments to ensure the proposed project is sensitive to the surrounding area. All rezoning applications are requested to provide a conceptual plan for how the development will occur, with the PD-R zoning that conceptual plan is required as a preliminary site development plan, which is approved separately from the rezoning request. The preliminary site development plan outlines the specific elements that are unique to the site and the plan is intended to supply enough information about the rezoning request for the Planning Commission to make its recommendation and the City Council to make a decision. Staff recommends approval of CPC Resolution No. _____ regarding a request to rezone from R-2, Medium Density Single Family Residential to PD-R, Multi-Family Residential for property located at 3100 10th Avenue, Marion, Iowa based on compatibility with the proposed future land use map amendment of the Marion Comprehensive Plan. Phone (319) 743-6320 [email protected] Fax (319) 373-4260 SCOTT & CHRISTINE BETTY SUPPLE KULLANDER RICHARD & BILLIE ELIZABETH WHITE ENNEKING ROSANNE HELEN SHELDEN ALTENHOFEN REV TRUST DONNA HENDERSON JERRY ENGEL EXISTING ZONING - R-4 (FOUR-FAMILY RANDY & EXISTING ZONING - PATRICK & LEANN HILL GALLAGHER NYLE & JANE RESIDENTIAL) R-4 (FOUR-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL) RESIDENTIAL) RESIDENTIAL) RESIDENTIAL) RESIDENTIAL) SINGLE-FAMILY SINGLE-FAMILY SINGLE-FAMILY SINGLE-FAMILY SINGLE-FAMILY SANDRA VOGTS DENNIS & LYNDA LEHRMAN TRUSTS RESIDENTIAL) LARRY & EXISTING ZONING - PALMER REV TRUST EXISTING ZONING - EXISTING ZONING - EXISTING ZONING - EXISTING ZONING - EVERETT & GEORGIA R-2 (MEDIUM DENSITY R-2 (MEDIUM DENSITY R-2 (MEDIUM DENSITY R-2 (MEDIUM DENSITY R-2 (MEDIUM DENSITY AMY RAYGOR JASON SMITH RESIDENTIAL) RESIDENTIAL) RESIDENTIAL) SINGLE-FAMILY SINGLE-FAMILY SINGLE-FAMILY SAMANTHA IRELAN SHERRI SHREEVES EXISTING ZONING - EXISTING ZONING - EXISTING ZONING - R-2 (MEDIUM DENSITY R-2 (MEDIUM DENSITY R-2 (MEDIUM DENSITY SUNBURST AVENUE RANDY & KRISTINE BENESH RAYMOND & KAREN BUSNESS WILLIAM & EXISTING ZONING - TERRY & CAROL CRAWFORD R-3 (TWO-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL) RESIDENTIAL) SINGLE-FAMILY SINGLE-FAMILY JOHN & RESIDENTIAL) SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL) KEVIN SCHMOLZE EXISTING ZONING - EXISTING ZONING - WILLIAM & JANET BECK KENNETH & EXISTING ZONING - R-2 (MEDIUM DENSITY CONSTANCE BRIGHT R-2 (MEDIUM DENSITY RESIDENTIAL) COMLAN HOUANVOEGBE RESIDENTIAL) RESIDENTIAL) RESIDENTIAL) LINDA AHRENS SINGLE-FAMILY R-2 (MEDIUM DENSITY SINGLE-FAMILY SINGLE-FAMILY SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL) PHYLLIS LANDIS SINGLE-FAMILY DZIFA MENSAH AMEDIOMLE SHARON STOOS MILDRED SOEKSEN EXISTING ZONING - EXISTING ZONING - EXISTING ZONING - EXISTING ZONING - LOIS BYRNE EXISTING ZONING - DORIS FRENCH TRUST R-2 (MEDIUM DENSITY R-2 (MEDIUM