2020/10/14 Council Agenda Packet

remaining 2 09 acre / 90,962 SF parcel fronting Grand (Lots 2-4) would be adjusted to incorporate one SFR building m the existing R-1 HO zone, and four multi -family buildings in the rezoned R-3/non-HO zone. 1'he Concept Plan development of the combined R-1 HO and R-3 zone (without the HO) at the Subject Site would accommodate for a medium density range of 40 to 50 dwelling units (the conceptual site plan depicts 44 dwelling units and 96 sleeping rooms total). The ground floor of one of the multi -family structures would include Administration/Community spaces (3,4001 SF), which would accommodate staff offices, support services to the residents, multi -purpose gathering space and laundry facilities. The six to seven detached single-family residences (SFRs) would house individual families, include two- or three -bedrooms and be achieved through a mixture of 1- and 2-story historically designed structures (816 SF — 1,044 SF dwellings). These SFRs would include historic characteristics such as front porches, pitched roofs with decorative eaves, and cottage or story -and -a -half massing The four multi -family buildings would accommodate between 5 to 12 units each (792 SF —1,123 SF dwelling units) and include various housing types such as two -bedroom flats and three -bedroom two-story townhomes These multi -family buildings are proposed as three stories, with the third story at the multi -family townhomes building as a daylight basement open parking garage where existing site grades allow. Similar to the proposed SFRs along Norton, historic features such as front stoops or porches, pitched roofs and decorative eaves would be emphasized. Proposed site improvements include driveway access/fire lane from Grand Ave., a pedestrian park entrance from Norton, landscaping, drainage, stoirn water management and utilities to accommodate the project. On - site parking for 531 spaces include surface and under -building parking where existing grades allow. On -site amenities available to the residents are planned to include picnic plaza with table, bar-b-que and raised garden planters, toddler and youth play structures, sport court (removable bollards to accommodate fire access turnaround), companion animal run, trash and recycle enclosures. A proposed pedestrian sidewalk from Grand Avenue streetscape following along proposed access driveway would achieve safe pedestrian connection along the south portion of the site. The Applicant intends to respect the existing historic context of the Norton -Grand neighborhood through community inclusion in the design process and collaborating with the Historic Commission to design a project that meets the spirit of the historic neighborhood. Housing Hope has been hosting a series of meetings with the Neighborhood Advisory Committee (created by Housing Hope to facilitate public outreach and communication within the neighborhood), to solicit neighbor preferences of historic design and massing, as well as to gain insight to neighborhood needs. Proposed site amenities available to the neighborhood community include a public pocket park with picnic table and benches, accessible public pedestrian path and stair/ramp .system providing safe connection along - the north property line between Norton and Grand Avenues proposed four on -street public parking spaces along the east side of Norton (which preserve existing mature street trees) in part to achieve traffic calming on Norton Avenue and a pedestrian entrance to the site aligned with Clinton Place (achieves a landscaped pedestrian `avenue' and view corridor towards the east). Please refer to the responses in the SEPA Environmental Checklist, Narrative Statement — Evaluation Criteria and application packet for additional details. 12. Location of the proposal. Give sufficient information for a person to understand the precise location of your proposed project, including a street address, if any, and section, township, and range, if known. If a proposal would occur over a range of area, provide the range or boundaries of the site(s). Provide a legal description, site plan, vicinity map, and topographic map, if reasonably available. While you should submit any plans required by the agency, you are not required to duplicate maps or detailed plans submitted with any permit applications related to this checklist. Environmental Checklist -Comprehensive Plan Amendment/Concurrent Rezone f£ BRENT PLANNING SOLUTIONS, LLC FOR HOUSING HOPE 6 AUGUST 2020 REV'D A-6