2015.03.23 Council Agenda Item 07
Summary
Ordinance to amend the Tidewater Master Plan Development District and the Tidewater Village Design Guidelines in order to accomodate development at TV-3.
A public comment period will not be included with this item as public comment was taken at an earlier date.
ACTION: Council action is anticipated.
Description
UPDATE - The Tidewater Village Design Guidelines have been amended to reflect the same changes made in the Master Plan. These changes are incorporated into the attached order.
Tidewater, LLC, owner of a lot located at the corner of Farm Gate Road and Clearwater Drive and known as TV-3 in the Tidewater Master Plan Development District, has requested that the Town Council consider amendments to the Master Plan and the Tidewater Village Design Guidelines in order to accommodate their proposed development of this parcel. The proposed amendments are:
1. Amend the Master Plan to allow an increase to the maximum building footprint of TV-3 Building #1 to 11,000 square feet from the current maximum of 8,000 square feet. This amendment would allow for the construction of a planned 22,000 square foot, two-story medical office building.
2. Amend the Master Plan to allow Buildings #2 and #3 to include a maximum of 10 residential housing units. The current Master Plan limits the total number of residential units between lots TV-2 and TV-3 to 10. Seven residential units have already been constructed in TV-2 so the developer is asking for the Master Plan to increase the total combined number of residential units from 10 to 17 for both properties.
3. Amend the Master Plan to allow Buildings #2 and #3 to be connected by a 450 square foot, two-story lobby, stair tower and elevator, to service both buildings. A memo from Senior Planner, Ethan Croce, detailing recent discussions with the applicant regarding this request is attached.
4. Amend the Master Plan to reduce the combined amount of required retail space on the first floor of all buildings in TV-2 and TV-3 from 45% to a lesser percentage, as computed by including 100% retail space in only Buildings #2 and #3.
On March 3, 2015, the Planning Board, acting as the Town's Municipal Reviewing Authority, held a public hearing on the proposed amendment. A memo detailing that hearing is attached.
Attachments:
- Letter from applicants detailing the request which also includes a request that is not applicable to this agenda item. The portions of the attached letter pertaining to this agenda item includes numbers 4, 5, 6, and 7.
- Letter of Introduction from Councilor Mahoney
- Copy of the Master Development District as Amended September 2008.
- Staff memo from Senior Planner Ethan Croce
- Planning Board MRA hearing memo
