[ROLL CALL ]
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>> IT IS THE TIME FOR THE MARCH 16TH, AUBURN PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING.
CALL IT TO ORDER AND ASK THE SECRETARY TO CALL THE ROLL. >> ROLL CALL
>> WE HAVE ON OUR AGENDA WHAT WE CALL CITIZENS COMMUNICATION, WHERE ANYONE THAT WISHES TO ADDRESS THE PLANNING COMMISSION ON A PLANNING ISSUE THAT IS NOT ON THE AGENDA, ONLY HAVE TWO ITEMS ON THE AGENDA TONIGHT, IS THERE ANYONE HERE THAT WISH TO BRING ANYTHING TO THE ATTENTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION AT THIS TIME, I WILL OPEN IT. SEEING NO ONE, WE'LL CLOSE
[CONSENT AGENDA ]
THAT, THE CITIZEN COMMUNICATION. AND WE HAVE NO OLD BUSINESS.SO WE CAN START WITH THE CONSENT AGENDA. WHICH TONIGHT ONLY CONSISTS OF THE FEBRUARY 6TH AND FEBRUARY 9TH MINUTES OF OUR PACKET AND REGULAR MEETING.
>> I'LL MOVE TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA. >> SECOND
>> MOTION HAS BEEN MADE AND SECONDED THAT WE APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA.
[1. Conditional Use – Ridgecrest Bedell Place – PUBLIC HEARING CU-2023-002 ]
ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. IT CARRIES. THE FIRST ITEM OF NEW BUSINESS IS A CONDITIONAL USE, RIDGECREST BEDELL PLACE. YOU MAY MAKE OUR PRESENTATION>> GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE. THIS IS A REQUEST FOR RECOMMENDATION FOR CONDITIONAL USE APPROVAL OF AN INSTITUTIONAL, SPECIFICALLY COMMUNITY HOUSING SERVICES AND DAYCARE AND OFFICIAL USES. THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED AT 945 NORTH DONAHUE DRIVE.
IT IS APPROXIMATELY 21 ACRES. AND IT IS IN THE REDEVELOPMENT DISTRICT.
THIS REQUEST ORIGINALLY CONSIDERED IN MARCH OF 2021, IT WAS APPROVED AT THAT TIME.
THE CONDITIONAL USE APPROVAL EXPIRED IN SEPTEMBER OF 2022. SO IT'S JUST COMING BACK TO YOU AGAIN FOR APPROVAL. HERE IS A SITE PLAN SHOWING THE PHASING OF THE REDEVELOPMENT.
IT IS PROPOSED TO THE FIRST TWO PHASES WILL BE, WILL INCLUDE THE PROPERTY AT THE NORTH PHASE ONE IS, 62 UNITS. PHASE TWO WILL BE 44 UNITS. AND THERE IS A POTENTIAL PHASE THREE, DOWN AT THE SOUTHERN END OF THE PROPERTY. AND IT IS PROPOSED FOR 70 SENIOR HOUSING UNITS. THE RIGHT-OF-WAY FOR -- LET ME GO BACK.
PRIDE AVENUE, BOOKER STREET AND JULIE AVENUE WILL BE VACATED. THE ENTRANCE OF CROSBY CIRCLE AT NORTH DONAHUE DRIVE WILL BE ELIMINATED AND THE STREETS WILL BE MADE PRIVATE.
AND STAFF DOES RECOMMEND APPROVAL. NO CONDITIONS.
AND I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. >> ANY QUESTIONS OF AMBER?
>> THANK YOU, AMBER. IS THERE ANYONE FROM THE HOUSING AUTHORITY WISH TO BRING
ANYTHING ELSE TO THE ATTENTION ABOUT THIS PROJECT? >> I AM GREG, REPRESENTING THE APPLICANT HERE. MS. TOLBERT WITH THE HOUSING AUTHORITY IS HERE.
MR. RITENBAUGH ASKED, THERE IS A PLAN FOR RESIDENTS DURING CONSTRUCTION.
THERE IS A PLAN. OUR FIRST PHASE IS PHASE ONE, MORE OF THE IMMEDIATE PROJECT SCHEDULE RIGHT NOW, GOING AFTER FUNDING FOR PHASE ONE. AND THEN PHASE TWO AND PHASE THREE WOULD BE DONE OVER TIME AS WELL. BUT HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY
QUESTIONS, IF YOU HAVE ANY. >> CAN YOU GIVE AN APPROXIMATION FOR THE BUILD-OUT
OF ALL THREE PHASES? >> FROM A TIMING PERSPECTIVE. >> YEAH.
RIGHT. >> I GUESS IT'S BUDGET DRIVEN, I ASSUME.
OR GRANT. YEAH. >> WELL, YEAH.
YEAH. SO YEAH. YOU WANT TO ADDRESS THAT?
OKAY. >> YEAH, PLEASE. >> GOOD EVENING, MY NAME IS NICOLE WESLEY SMITH, WITH THE MICHAELS ORGANIZATION, LEADING THIS DEVELOPMENT.
THE FIRST PHASE WE INTEND TO BEGIN AS SOON AS WE GET SOME SORT OF RESPONSE REGARDING A FINANCING APPLICATION FOR LOW INCOME HOUSING TAX CREDITS. ONCE WE BEGIN THAT PHASE, WE WILL SUBMIT OR OUR INTENT IS TO SUBMIT A SECOND PHASE IN THE NEXT ROUND THAT BECOMES AVAILABLE. SO HOPEFULLY THAT IS THE FOLLOWING YEAR.
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>> ARE WE TALKING MONTHS OR YEARS? >> IT WOULD BE YEARS.
IT WOULD BE YEARS. MOSTLY BECAUSE THE TAX CREDIT APPLICATION PROCESS IS RATHER
I JUST WANTED TO ADDRESS COMMISSIONERS. I'M SHARON TOLBERT, CEO OF AUBURN HOUSING AUTHORITY. I'M HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE ON BEHALF OF THE HOUSING AUTHORITY. THIS REDEVELOPMENT IS PERSONAL TO THE BOARD AND MYSELF. OUR INTENT IS TO CONTINUE WITH THE GREAT REDEVELOPMENT OF THE AUBURN COMMUNITY, PARTICULARLY WITH THE NORTHWEST AUBURN COMMUNITY, TO REINVEST IN OUR FAMILY, REINVEST IN OUR COMMUNITIES. THIS BENEFITS THE CITY OF AUBURN AS A WHOLE. ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE FOR US, PLEASE LET US KNOW.
WE'RE HERE TO ANSWER THEM. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION.
>> THIS IS A CONDITIONAL USE AND THEREFORE, REQUIRES A PUBLIC HEARING.
SO I WILL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING NOW. TO SEE IF THERE IS ANYONE WHO WISHES TO ASK QUESTIONS OR RAISE ANY POINTS REGARDING THIS PROPOSAL.
AND IT APPEARS TO BE NO ONE. SO WE WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.
I'LL MOVE TO APPROVE THE CU 2023-002. RIDGECREST BEDELL
>> MOTION AND SECONDED. BE APPROVED. CITY COUNCIL RECOMMENDATION FOR APPROVAL. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION ON THE MOTION? ALL IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SAY AYE. ANY OPPOSED SAY NO. MOTION
[2. Conditional Use – Bragg Ave Mixed Use – PUBLIC HEARING CU-2023-003 ]
CARRIES. THE SECOND ITEM ON OUR AGENDA MIXED USE>> GOOD EVENING, COMMISSIONERS, THIS IS A REQUEST FOR A CONDITIONAL USE REQUEST FOR CONDITIONAL USE APPROVAL FOR PERFORMANCE RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT, MORE SPECIFICALLY A FOUR-UNIT MULTIPLE UNIT DEVELOPMENT WITH FIRST FLOOR COMMERCIAL, AND THE APPLICANT IS ALSO PROPOSING ONE WAIVER, WHICH IS TO REDUCE THE BUFFER YARD REQUIREMENT.
SO THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED AT 152 BRAGG AVENUE, RIGHT BETWEEN SANDERS AND NORTH COLLEGE STREET. AND ADJACENT PROPERTY TO THE EAST, WEST AND SOUTH ARE ALSO ZONED CRDW. WITH NRD TO THE NORTH. CONSISTENT WITH THE FUTURE LAND USE OF MIXED USE 2, PRESERVATION AND THE PURPOSE OF THE CRDW ZONING DISTRICT.
APPLICANT IS SEEKING A WAIVER TO REDUCE THE EASTERN PROPERTY BOUNDARY BUFFER YARD FROM TEN FEET TO FIVE FEET. MEETING ALL BUFFER YARD REQUIREMENTS AT THE WESTERN AND NORTHERN BOUNDARIES, YOU CAN SEE THAT HIGHLIGHT IN YELLOW RIGHT THERE.
STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL WITH CONDITIONS AND NONE ARE SPECIFIC TO NOTE.
>> IS THERE ANYONE THAT WOULD SPEAK TO THIS FROM THE DEVELOPER STANDPOINT?
>> BRETT BAZQUIN. JUST HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
I THINK IT'S SELF-EXPLANATORY. WE HAVE A RECOMMENDATION FOR APPROVAL.
AGAIN, HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS IF YOU HAVE ANY. >> BRETT, YOU MAY NOT HAVE THIS
ALL WORKED OUT, BUT HOW DO YOU GET TO THE SECOND STORY? >> THERE WILL BE STAIRS ON THE
BACK SIDE. >> WHAT'S THAT? >> EXTERIOR STAIRS?
>> I DON'T KNOW IF THAT HAS BEEN WORKED OUT, WHETHER IT'S EXTERIOR OR INTERIOR.
BUT WE KIND OF HAVE IT PLANNED FOR EITHER, YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN.
WE'RE WORKING ON THE FLOORPLANS NOW. BUT IT'S KIND OF LIKE WE GOT TO MAKE SURE WE CAN GET THE USE AND THEN WE'LL FIGURE OUT THAT. SO YEAH.
>> ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. THIS REQUIRES A PUBLIC HEARING AS WELL. OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING NOW. IS THERE ANYONE WHO WISHES TO
ADDRESS THIS PARTICULAR PROPOSAL? >> I'M AARON SCHMIDT.
I OWN THE PROBLEM TO THE WEST. I DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM WITH IT. I ACTUALLY THINK IT IS NEEDED IN THE CITY TO HAVE MORE COMMERCIAL STUFF, ESPECIALLY CLOSE IN, AND THE WAIVER IS KIND OF TO ME, YOU KNOW MY SIDE THEY CAN HAVE THE FIVE-FOOT, IT'S ONLY A FIVE-FOOT BUFFER YARD ON THE EAST SIDE BECAUSE THERE IS A HOUSE THERE, IT HAS TO BE TEN FEET.
BUT THE HOUSE IS REALLY A TEAR-DOWN. TO ME, IT'S BASICALLY AN EMPTY LOT AS WELL. ANYWAY, I JUST WANT TO COME AND SAY I SUPPORT IT AND WOULD LIKE
TO DO SOMETHING KIND OF SIMILAR. >> SO YOUR PROPERTY IS TO THE
EAST? >> MINE IS TO THE WEST. YEAH.
THE OTHER ONE IS TO THE EAST. >> THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE? NO ONE. CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. AND CONTINUE THE DISCUSSION.
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>> MOVE TO APPROVE CITY COUNCIL WITH RECOMMENDATIONS FOR CONDITIONS.
>> MOTION HAS BEEN MADE THAT WE FORWARD THIS TO THE CITY COUNCIL WITH APPROVAL, ALL
CONDITIONS. TO COMPLY WITH ALL CONDITIONS >> USE AND THE WAIVER?
>> YES. YES. SO IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION ON
THE MOTION? >> JUST HAVE A QUESTION WHAT DROVE THE WAIVER? WHAT IS THE REASON? WHY ARE YOU REQUESTING A WAIVER?
>> FOR THE SET BACK. >> ON THE EAST SIDE? JUST FOR THE LANDSCAPE STRIP.
ESSENTIALLY IT'S A RENTAL PROPERTY NEXT DOOR. WE'RE FIVE FOOT NEXT TO IT.
I THINK IT'S VARIABILITY. WHEN WE START TALKING ABOUT THE URBAN CORE, I KNOW YOU TALK ABOUT THAT, YOU KNOW, THIS IS DOWN CLOSE TO THE CORE, IN THE TRUE URBAN CORE, WE DON'T HAVE LANDSCAPE REQUIREMENTS. SO THIS IS KIND OF LIKE A TWEENER, BUT JUST IN BETWEEN LIKE OUR PROPERTY AND THEIRS, IT'S TEN FEET ON THAT SIDE. BUT AGAINST THE VACANT ONE IT'S FIVE. NORMALLY IT'S VICE VERSA. NORMALLY WE HAVE A BIGGER SETBACK AGAINST A VACANT LOT AND A SMALLER SETBACK AGAINST SOMEBODY ELSE WHO IS ALREADY THERE. WE'RE BASICALLY TRYING TO ONE, MAXIMIZE THE PARCEL AS BEST WE CAN. IN THE VISION OF I THINK WHAT BRAGG AND ALL OF THAT STUFF, THEY WANT IT TO LOOK LIKE I DON'T THINK AT THE END OF THE DAY, I THINK IT WILL EVENTUALLY REDEVELOP AND NOBODY WANTS THIS LARGE LANDSCAPE STRIP IN BETWEEN AS WELL.
SO IT ALLOWS US TO PICK UP SOME MORE PARKING SPACES, ACTUALLY ALLOWS US TO GET IT TO BE A THREE-STORY BUILDING, TO HAVE HEIGHT THAT THEY'RE WANTING. YOU KNOW, THE ZONING IN THIS AREA, ESPECIALLY ALONG THIS CORRIDOR, ESPECIALLY ON BRAGG, WHEN I TALKED TO STAFF BEFORE ABOUT THIS, I THINK THIS IS PART OF THE ZONING WE REALLY NEED TO REALLY LOOK AT.
BECAUSE IN THIS ZONE, FOR BRAGG, WE HAVE SUBURBAN ZONING REQUIREMENTS, YET WE WANT AN URBAN APPEAL. IDEALLY, THIS BUILDING WOULD BE CLOSER TO THE STREET.
BUT I CAN'T MOVE IT CLOSER TO THE STREET BECAUSE I HAVE A 20-FOOT MINIMUM SETBACK IN THE CORRIDOR. THIS IS ONE OF THOSE TWEENERS, I FEEL LIKE WE'RE DOING THE BEST WE CAN WITH WHAT WE GOT. WE'RE TRYING TO DESIGN AN URBAN DESIGN WITH THE SUBURBAN REQUIREMENTS. BUT THE SUBURBAN REQUIREMENTS IS NOT WHAT THE CITY WANTS.
WE'RE CAUGHT IN BETWEEN. >> THANKS. >> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? WE HAD A MOTION AND IT HAS BEEN SECONDED. NOT ANYMORE DISCUSSION, ALL IN
FAVOR OF THE MOTION, SAY AYE. >> ANY OPPOSED SAY NO. >> NO.
APOLOGIZE. >> ALL RIGHT. CHAIRMAN HAS NO COMMUNICATION.
STAFF COMMUNICATION. WITH NONE, WE WILL NOW BE
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.