Item B: Walnut Station Mixed-Use Center

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ATTACHMENT B Planning Commission Deliberations on May 17, 2010 and May 24, 2010 resulted in a unanimous (6-0) recommendation for approval of the Walnut Station plans with the following revisions: 1)The Planning Commission recommends that the appeal body for Design Review applications in the Walnut Station Special Area Zone be changed from the Hearings Officials to the Planning Commission. 2)The Planning Commission recommends the following policy be re-written as: ? When the City engages in detailed design of the multiway boulevard, traffic and parking spillover impacts on the Fairmount neighborhood shall be evaluated. (Original language: The City should periodically evaluate traffic and parking spillover impacts on the Fairmount neighborhood) 3)Change the diagram in the S-WS Walnut Station Special Area Zone (figure EC 9.3970(e) to indicate that the lane widths shall be a minimum of 11 feet wide. 4)The Planning Commission recommends the following design objective from the S-WS Walnut Station Special Area Zone (EC 9.3950(10)) be re-written as: th ? Recognize 15 Avenue as a transition area between the predominantly single family residential neighborhood on the south side of the street and Walnut Station Special Area Zone on the north to protect the residential character of the neighborhood. (Original language did not include “to protect the residential character of the neighborhood”.) 5)Eliminate the term “Excluding Dormitories” from the bike parking table and add a category of dormitories to the residential category, and require 1 bike space for every 3 occupants. 6)The Planning Commission recommends the following policy be re-written as: ? The City shall develop strategies to address the need to provide clear and easy access to businesses along the Franklin Boulevard multiway boulevard and address any loss of off- street parking spaces resulting from its construction. (The original policy began “The City should….”) 7)The Planning Commission recommends that the following policy be added the Walnut Station Special Area Plan: ? After three years or 50,000 square feet of development (cumulatively) has been approved, whichever comes first, staff will provide a report to the Planning Commission regarding the status of development in the Walnut Station mixed use center.