Request: rezone 32 acres from PD-OP (Office Park) to R-16 (Residential) & PD-CC-CC (Commercial Center) – 128 multifamily units & 260,000 sf retail and office uses Special Exception: office in excess of 10% commercial area 2 zoning modifications requested: 1.) reduce perimeter buffer between commercial area and adjacent residential uses 2.) increase size of commercial district from 20 acres to 21 acres Revised General Plan – Keynote Employment – regional office / research & development uses APPLICATION REQUEST / BACKGROUND
SUBJECT SITE / SURROUNDING AREA Waxpool Road Ashburn Vill. Blvd.
SITE LAYOUT Ashburn Center (office under construction) Farmwell Hunt
TRANSPORTATION IMPACTS / IMPROVEMENTS Proposal generates 11,234 trips – reduction of 2,000 trips – approved office Applicant constructing 2 lanes of a 4-lane section across Waxpool Rd. & Ashburn Village Blvd. frontages Contribute $500 / unit ($64,000) transit Contributions for traffic signals Waxpool Road
PC reviewed applications on September 17 – no one from public spoke Applications forwarded to Committee for further discussion Application changes: reduced # of units, increased open space, enhanced floodplain buffer, agreed to Farmwell Hunt HOA recommendations Based on changes, PC maintained that proposal more appropriate than approved office use PC forwarded applications with a recommendation of approval (7-1-1 Ruedisueli opposed, Whitmore absent) PC REVIEW & RECOMMENDATION
Keynote policies do not support residential uses Keynote supports limited retail / service uses (10%) Application proposes excess retail (45%) Current PD-OP zoning conforms with Plan policies OUTSTANDING STAFF ISSUES Staff cannot support applications based on land use issues
ZMAP SPEX Board of Supervisors November 13, 2007 Public Hearing MORLEY CORNER
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ADJACENT PROPERTY Farmwell Hunt detention pond / subject site