Planning Commission Agenda and Packet 2023 09 14

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Planning Commission Staff Report September 14, 2023 The Mixed Use Zoning overlay includes two district categories as described below: LMC Sec. 17.14.030: Residential mixed use zone district (MU-R). The residential mixed use (MU-R) district is intended to implement the residential mixed use land use and planning goals depicted and discussed in the Highway 42 Revitalization Area Plan. Areas zoned MU-R should be used predominantly for higher density multi -family residential, with subsidiary commercial uses and civic uses that cater to the needs of residents and transit commuters. Commercial community zone district (CC). The commercial community (CC) zone district is intended to provide zoning which would encourage the development of a limited range of highway oriented commercial uses adjacent to Highway 42. The commercial community zoning is intended to address the market demand for highway -oriented commercial development in a form that would protect the existing residential neighborhoods as well as interface effectively with the future mixed use development of the neighborhood. Policies for Rezoning LMC Sec. 17.44.050 establishes four potential policies for rezoning. Any request for a rezoning should meet one or more of the established policies. Staff recommends a finding that the following policy is met with the requested rezoning. Declaration of policy for rezoning No. 2: The area for which rezoning is requested has changed or is changing to such a degree that it is in the public interest to encourage a redevelopment of the area; Staff finds that changed conditions include the lack of market feasibility for purely commercial uses for this parcel. This is due to: 1. Weak market conditions to support additional highway -oriented regional commercial development along the corridor; and 2. Lack of adequate vehicular access to support the envisioned highway -oriented commercial uses. The submitted market analysis shows a saturation of commercial development in the market area, and thus, weak market demand for new development. This is consistent with what the City has observed for the Highway 42 corridor in general since the adoption of the Mixed Use Zoning for the Highway 42 Revitalization Area. Rezoning to the MU-R district would help spur redevelopment of the properties, and still requires a mix of commercial, office, or civic uses that meet the mixed use design standards. 7