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Attachment A
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<br />For the benefit of the public, and review of the City Council, Mr. Bilotta reviewed the issuance in the recent
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<br />past by the City Council of a five year Interim Use for Vogel Sheetmetal, anticipating rezoning to CMU,
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<br />which had yet to happen. Mr. Bilotta advised that before their lender agreed to a loan for improvements on
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<br />the property, they were balking at doing so under an Interim Use due to its short term nature, stating it was
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<br />insufficient for loan approval. As far as the City is concerned, Mr. Bilotta advised that they were fine with
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<br />having granted the Interim Use, but it was simply an issue between the company and their lender; and were
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<br />therefore asking the City for avenues they should take or what they could do to satisfy the conditions of their
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<br />lender. Mr. Bilotta noted that there were a range of things that could be done, including revising the Interim
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<br />Use and its term, or rezoning, along with other options that may satisfy the lender. However, before
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<br />pursuing any of those options, Mr. Bilotta advised that staff and the company wanted to come before the
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<br />City Council for their feedback. Mr. Bilotta further advised that the company had the ability to submit an
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<br />application for rezoning and a comprehensive plan amendment, while the City Council had no obligation to
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<br />grant either, especially pursuit of a comprehensive plan amendment, and therefore sought the City Council’s
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<br />policy direction to save time if they were not amenable to do so, at which time other options could be
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<br />considered.
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<br />At the request of Mayor Roe, Mr. Bilotta reviewed the process previously initiated to rezone the area north
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<br />of Terrace Drive from HDR to CMU, which had gone before the Planning Commission at a public hearing,
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<br />and subsequently recommended by that body to the City Council for approval, but had been tabled at the
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<br />City Council level.
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<br />From his personal point of view, Mayor Roe referenced his comments at the end of the previous discussion:
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<br />if projects come forward for a use in the CMU zone or requesting rezoning to CMU, it made sense to him to
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<br />get language in code that a regulating plan was needed, which needed to be initiated by that party and get
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<br />the regulating plan process in place. Mayor Roe noted that this also fell into the next discussion, not
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<br />necessarily the Cunningham plan, but going through all the steps or three legs of the stool and involving the
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<br />neighborhood, developer, and City, as the most obvious way to get things done.
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<br />Recognizing that things addressing green space and connectivity were already in code, Councilmember
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<br />McGehee expressed her advocacy for submission of a preliminary sketch plan and working with staff to
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<br />tweak that plan. Councilmember McGehee asked staff how or what they envisioned beyond what was
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<br />already in place in terms of design standards.
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<br />Mayor Roe clarified that those design standards weren't really in place.
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<br />Mr. Bilotta noted that the discussion had rolled into the next agenda item, but suggested continuing, since
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<br />the Vogel Sheetmetal issue had other pieces to it as part of this discussion as well.
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<br />In addressing regulating plans, Mr. Bilotta noted that those plans also affect design, with materials and other
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<br />considerations usually considered separately. Specific to a regulating plan as it applied to Terrace Drive and
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<br />the Vogel Sheetmetal use, Mr. Bilotta advised that the plan would control intensity. As an example, Mr.
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<br />Bilotta addressed previous discussions in the past related to sub-districts within a CMU district, since there
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<br />was no height limitation in most of the CMU district. While a lack of height limits may not be problematic
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<br />in the Cleveland Avenue area adjacent to an elevated highway, with no problem in allowing a 12-15 story
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<br />building, Mr. Bilotta noted that along Terrace Drive it was a different situation when abutting residential
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<br />properties. Mr. Bilotta noted the differences in the north and south side of Terrace Drive, and while
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<br />allowing the same types of uses, restrictions could be applied for characteristics from one versus the other.
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<br />Mr. Bilotta also referenced the Fairview Avenue area, which currently was close to showing an existing
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<br />pattern with walkable mixed use, but with commercial uses on the west side of County Road C, with the
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<br />right projects it could have a very different feel than Cleveland Avenue.
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<br />Mr. Bilotta noted that a regulating plan would address those various pieces, and advised that staff could get
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<br />into those descriptors in as detailed a manner as desired by the City Council. Mr. Bilotta reviewed some of
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<br />those issues, including height to massing, parking in front or at the rear, pedestrian connections and
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<br />orientation, or trails. Mr. Bilotta advised that staff could provide those interpretations visually for more
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