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Planning Commission Meeting Minute Excerpts Mir Zlab Development Agreement January 5,2016 Item 2: Public Hearing: Consider termination of the Development Agreement between the City and Rockefeller Avenue LLC(Joe Zlab)for property located on the east side of the 2600 block of Rockefeller Avenue. Allan Giffen, Planning Director, presented a vicinity map of the subject site. In 2005, a comprehensive plan amendment and rezone was approved which changed the zoning from R-4 to R-5 subject to a development agreement with a specific building plan. In 2006, an amended development agreement was approved. That development wasn't constructed. In 2008,the City adopted the Core Area Residential Design and Development Standards for the neighborhoods surrounding the downtown area. Mr. Giffen stated that the applicant acquired more property after the development agreement was amended. The applicant is proposing to construct a different building than what was approved under the development agreement. The request is to terminate the development agreement and use the core area residential design and development standards that apply to the area. Mr. Giffen presented a map of the area where the core area residential design standards apply. The development standards include a maximum building height of 65 feet, and address building setbacks, pedestrian and vehicular access, parking location,open space, building design, landscaping, screening, and fencing. Staff determined that the core area residential design and development standards were better than what was in the development agreement. Commission Discussion Commissioner Beck asked Mr. Giffen if the amended development agreement superseded the original agreement. Mr. Giffen responded that he would review with the City's Legal Department. Commissioner Jordison asked what the FAR standard was for the core area. Mr.Giffen responded that there wasn't a Floor Area Ratio (FAR) standard that applied to the core residential area and that building bulk was governed by building height and setbacks, permitted density, and parking. Commissioner Zelinski asked Mr. Giffen if any buildings had been constructed since the core area residential design and development standards were adopted. Mr. Giffen wasn't aware of any. Commissioner Adams referred to Section 2.6 of the amended agreement which addressed Commissioner Beck's question on superseding the agreement which appeared to terminate the original agreement.