THE LEGISLATION COMMITTEE WILL MEET ON THURSDAY, JUNE 14, 2012 AT 6:00 P.M. IN THE ALDERMANIC CHAMBER OF CITY HALL, 165 CHURCH STREET, TO HEAR:
1. ZONING ORDINANCE AMENDMENT AND ZONING ORDINANCE MAP AMENDMENTS APPROVING ADOPTION OF A NEW BUSINESS D‑3 MIXED USE/CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT (“BD‑3 DISTRICT”) AND OTHER AMENDMENTS AND AMENDING ZONING MAPS #11 AND #12 TO CHANGE THE DESIGNATION OF 11.40 ACRES OF LAND LOCATED IN THE STATE ROUTE 34 CORRIDOR FROM BUSINESS D‑CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT TO BD‑3 DISTRICT.
2. ZONING ORDINANCE AMENDMENT AND ZONING ORDINANCE MAP AMENDMENT APPROVING ADOPTION OF A NEW BUSINESS D‑3 MIXED USE CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT (“BD‑3 DISTRICT”) AND OTHER AMENDMENTS AND AMENDING THE ZONING MAP (GRID NUMBER 11 AND 12) TO CHANGE THE DESIGNATION OF 15.8 ACRES OF LAND (PARCELS #241‑0204-00100, #241‑0204-00200, #241‑0204-00201, #241‑0204-00300, #241‑0204-00400 AND #241‑0204-00500) LOCATED IN THE STATE ROUTE 34 CORRIDOR AND ADJACENT PROPERTIES FROM BUSINESS D‑CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT TO BD‑3 DISTRICT.
ZONING ORDINANCE MAP AMENDMENT, Amend Zoning Map (Grids 11 and 12) to change the designation of approximately 15.8 acres of land from Central Business District (BD District) to new Central Business/Mixed Use District (BD‑3 District) bounded by the Air Rights Garage, a portion of Martin Luther King Blvd (formerly known as North Frontage Rd), a portion of College St, a portion of George St, a portion of Temple St, a portion of the State Route 34 Corridor, and a portion of South Frontage Rd, including (i) portions of the Route 34 Corridor and (ii) the block bounded by Temple, George and College Sts and Martin Luther King Blvd (block containing properties known as 123 College St (M/B/P 241/0204/00100), 230 George St(M/B/P 241/0204/00200), 230 George St (M/B/P 241/0204/00201), 218 George St (M/B/P 241/0204/00300), 200 George St (M/B/P 241/0204/00400), and 40 Temple St (M/B/P 241/0204/00500)).
ZONING ORDINANCE TEXT AMENDMENTS, Amend Zoning Ordinance to adopt a new Central Business/Mixed Use (BD‑3) District and describe the uses, bulk, yard, stepback, dimensional, open space, common space, parking, loading, signage, principal entrances, transparent and active uses, and other requirements for the District.
Also amend Zoning Ordinance as follows:
To provide new and revised definitions for all zoning districts for which such definitions apply for Assisted Living Facilities; Building, Nonresidential; Carsharing Parking Space; Compact Parking Space; Conference Center; Convention Center; Entrance, Principal; Health Care Clinic; Health Practitioner’s Office; High Technology Equipment Design and Fabrication; High Technology Uses; High Technology Services; Live-Work Conversion and Live-Work Unit; Open Space; Parking Shared; Sign, Projecting or Blade; Street; Floor Area Ratio; certain medical use terms; and other definitions and to make changes to reflect new medical use definitions in Art III, Sec 12(b)(1)h and Art V, Sec 45.
To permit Live-Work Conversions by special permit in all districts.
To amend parking requirements for all districts.
To state the manner in which uses not specifically referred to in the Use Table (Sec. 42, Table 3) will be treated and to amend Table 3, including the Key and Secs A‑E, I, K‑L, O, Q, S, and new U to specify changes in uses and parking and loading requirements for business and industrial zoning districts in addition to the new BD‑3 District.
THESE ITEMS ARE FILED WITH THE CITY CLERK, ROOM 202, 200 ORANGE STREET, WHERE THEY ARE AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION. PER ORDER HON. JESSICA HOLMES, CHAIRWOMAN; ATTEST: RON SMITH, CITY CLERK.
IF YOU NEED DISABILITY RELATED ACCOMMODATION, PLEASE CALL THREE BUSINESS DAYS IN ADVANCE OF THE MEETING: 946‑8122 (VOICE) OR 946‑8582 (TTY).