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anywhere between five(5) and seventy-five (75)units per acre. Retail,restaurant, and office uses are all permitted in the COR-2 subdistrict. Live-work units are a conditional use. There are three(3)potential options to address the residential aspect of this project: (1)Process a Zoning Map Amendment to rezone the Subject Property as COR-1; (2)Process a Zoning Text Amendment to allow dwelling units in the COR-2 District; (3) Process a Conditional Use Permit for the live-work units. The Planning Commission recommended rezoning the Subject Property(and the property to the east, 7750 Sunwood Drive NW,which is Sunwood Village) from COR-2 to COR-1. Architecture Building elevations, along with a color rendering,have been submitted(and are attached to this case). The exterior finish of the building will consist of stucco,brick veneer, stone veneers, decorative smart panels, and glass windows/doors. The building has been designed with 4-sided architecture as outlined in the COR Design Framework. The rooftop patio space also provides an amenity currently not offered anywhere within The COR (or anywhere in the city). Site Plan The building is proposed to be thirteen(13) feet from the property line along Sunwood Drive,which not only complies with the COR Design Framework but also addresses one of the contingencies from the 2021 approval. The Applicant did modify the Site Plan by eliminating adrive-thru that had previously been proposed and consolidating access to a single point off Yolite Street. A small patio area is proposed between the building and Sunwood Drive for the cafe patrons. There are twenty-one (2 1)proposed parking stalls, including two (2) handicap spaces. Parking within The COR is subject to the following: Use Minimum#of Parking Stalls ��Maximum#of Parking Stalls RetailJF2 stalls per 1,000 square feet��stalls per 1,000 square fee Offices 2 stalls per 1,000 square feet �I3 stalls per 1,000 square feet I Restaurants 1 stall per 2 seats � stall per 1 seat rResidenter unit ��ialLpper unit More information about seating for the cafe is required to verify compliance with the parking standards. But, a minimum of eight(8) stalls are required for the retail, office, and residential spaces,which leaves thirteen(13) spaces for the cafe use. This is a small parcel that does restrict on-site parking. However,there is on-street parking available on Sunwood Drive,Yolite Street, and Veterans Drive. Screening, in the form of a decorative wall,railing,hedge, or some combination thereof,will be required along a portion of Yolite Street and along Veterans Drive. Plat The Subject Property is currently an outlot and thus, a Minor Plat is necessary to convert the Subject Property into a buildable lot. No new roads are needed, and utility services are already available. Minor modifications to the Plat are required as the City is no longer the owner of the Subject Property(the Applicant purchased the Subject Property from the City late in 2021). Alternatives Alternative 1: Introduce Ordinance#24-01 to rezone the Subject Property and 7750 Sunwood Drive to COR-1 and approve the Site Plan and Minor Plat. This project previously received approval by the City in 2021; however,the Applicant was and is still fundraising, and thus, the previous approvals expired. The Applicant has incorporated the revisions that were identified during the original(2021)review and approval process into this plan set. This project will result in the first true vertically mixed-use building within The COR. With Yolite Street providing a logical break point between the COR-2 district(west of Yolite Street) and COR-1 (east of Yolite Street),the Zoning Map Amendment to rezone the two properties from COR-2 to COR-1 seems to be the most reasonable tool to address the apartment component of this project. Planning Commission and Staff support this alternative.