07/09/07 Council Meeting Minutes

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REGULAR MEETING JULY 9, 2007 efficient use of land, and to provide for any individual land use not otherwise specified elsewhere in the Ordinance. The preliminary plan is for the rezoning of just over 24 acres of land for a mixed use development called Eddy Street Commons. The development is divided into the following seven major areas: Area 1: RetaiUOffice/Multifamily. Area 1 is generally located on both sides of Eddy Street south of Angela Boulevard/Edison Road and north of Napoleon Boulevard as extended. It will serve as the main activity hub of the development with land uses oriented towards Eddy Street, which will function as the "gateway drive" between the City of South Bend and the University of Notre Dame. The architecture will reflect a small downtown street setting promoting pedestrian oriented activities such as a mix of outdoor street vendors and outdoor dining. The first floor will contain retail, restaurants, and offices while the second and third floors may contain a combination of retail, office, and dwelling units. Other uses as permitted in the MU Mixed Use District will be allowed. Development standards as proposed, such as zero setbacks, are in keeping with the high density nature of the project. The general building height is 65 feet or four stories with certain architectural features being as high as 75 feet or five stories. Area 2: is generally located on the south side ofAngela Boulevard/Edison Road, approximately 400 feet east of Eddy Street. Two hotels are planned for the area. One hotel will be a full service hotel with a conference center and possibly condominium units in the upper floors. The other hotel will be a limited service hotel with approximately 125 rooms. The maximum building height will be 150 feet or 12 stories. Area 3: is centrally located in the middle of the development. It will contain a shared common parking garage with a minimum 1,000 parking spaces, and surface parking with a minimum 150 parking spaces. These will serve as parking for the adjacent Areas 1, 2, and 4. The parking garage maximum height will be 65 feet with the intent not to exceed the height of the surrounding buildings. Interior and off-street parking area landscaping will be provided. Area 4: Office/Residential Flats. Area 4 is generally located on the north side of Napoleon Boulevard and between Duey and Burns Avenues extended. Offices and residential flats are the primary uses in this area. Approximately 50-60 units are anticipated with sizes ranging between 1,000-1,700 square feet with one car attached garages. Office uses will be limited along Duey Avenue. Building heights will be a maximum of 70 feet or 4 stories. Area 5: City Homes. Area 5 is generally located between the north side of Napoleon Boulevard extended and Angela Boulevard/Edison Road and east of Duey Avenue extended. CityHomes are traditional attached side by side townhouses. Approximately 60-70 unites are anticipated, ranging in size from 1,600-2,400 square feet. Area 6: Courtyard Townhomes. Area 6 is generally located on the south side of Napoleon Boulevard extended between Georgiana and Dues Avenues. Courtyard townhomes are attached side by side townhomes ranging in size from 1,600-2,400 square feet with rear access and a two car attached garage. There will be individual private courtyards between the units and garages. There will be approximately 20-26 units. Area 7: Open space/SF-2. Area 7 is generally located along the east and southeast corner of the project site. The area may include a combination of storm management structures, woods, constructed wetlands, and pedestrian connections to the east. The area on the south side of Napoleon Boulevard extended may contain the same uses plus any additional uses allowed in the SF 2 Single Family and Two Family District. Landscaping and Open Space. The nature of this high density development, such as zero setbacks, precludes the typical perimeter landscape buffering between uses. The overall development will be lined with street trees, and the surface parking area will be landscaped per the landscape ordinance. Plazas and elevated courtyards provide additional open space and landscaping opportunities. Signs. Traditional free-standing, ground mounted signs are not being contemplated due to the nature of the urban setting. Wall and roof signs will be the norm, with each area having established requirements. Additional Notes of Interest: An Architectural Review Board (ARB) will be established by the developer. The Board of Public Works will retain approval of all structures and projections within the City of South Bend rights-of--way and also review any temporary uses, such as fairs and other temporary activities, that will take place in the rights-of--way. The property located at the southeast corner of Angela Boulevard/Edison Road and Eddy Street was annexed into the City of South Bend on December 24, 2006 and zoned U University District. A number of partnerships between the City, the neighborhood, and the university have proposed a wide variety of redevelopment activities in the immediate vicinity including the State Road 23 widening, the Tech Park, the redevelopment of the