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,/ <br /> CASE # 7" <br />REQUEST TO REZONE PROPERTY FROM E-1 EMPLOYMENT DISTRICT TO <br />PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT (PUD); <br /> CASE OF BASALT PROPERTIES, LLP <br /> By: Patrick Trudgeon, AICP, Assistant Community Development Director <br /> <br />Background: <br /> <br />Basalt Properties, LLP is proposing to develop two' commercial buildings on 2.62 acres along <br />Basalt. N.W., south of Highway 116. The subject properties currently consist of three separate- <br />parcels platted as Gateway North. As part of the development, the City is processing a minor <br />subdivision to combine the three lots and a site plan. As part of their request, the applicant is <br />also asking that the property be rezoned to Planned Unit Development (PUD) to allow for two <br />principal buildings on the property and for a smaller rear yard setback for one of the buildings. <br /> <br />The fbllow{ng items are enclosed for your information: <br /> <br />a) Site Location Map <br />b) Proposed Findings of Fact <br />c) Proposed Ordinance <br /> <br />Notification: <br /> <br />Property owners located within z/00 feet were notified of the proposed rezoning: State law <br />requires that the City notify property owners within 350 feet be notified. <br /> <br />Observations: <br /> <br />The property is 2.62 acres in size and is currently vacant. It was previously used for Outdoor <br />storage by the previous owner. The applicant is proposing to develop two principal buildings <br />that will be used for storage and industrial uses. <br /> <br />The applicant is proposing that the subdivision be processed as a Planned Unit Development <br />(PUD). The applicant is requesting the use of a PUD in order to allow for two buildings on one <br />lot and for a reduced rear yard setback on the western building. <br /> <br />Two buildings on one lot: The applicant is requesting to have two buildings on one lot <br />due to the desire to share a maneuvering area for trucks between the'two buildings. The <br />layout the individual lots do not lend themselves to contain an average-size building, with. <br />a parking lot and room for maneuvering area. By combining the lots and .sharing a <br />maneuvering area, the applicant has indicated that he has created a more unified looking <br />development and maximized the use of the land to create a geater tax base. Staff has <br />reviewed the proposal and concurs that the site, due to its layout, makes it difficult for an <br />industrial or warehouse business to be located on them. This area has also been targeted <br /> <br />37 <br /> <br /> <br />