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<br />Map Amendment: Washington University rezone approximately 3.5 acres from CC-Core <br />Commercial District and HR-High Density Residential District to PD-M Planned <br />Development-Mixed Use District for a proposed mixed use / student housing development <br /> <br />Mr. Halpert announced that the second item on the agenda pertained to a proposed zoning map <br />amendment and the request was to rezone to PD-M Planned Development Mixed Use District. <br /> <br />Mr. Greatens showed slides pertaining to the proposal, indicating the surrounding structures and <br />layout of the subject site. <br /> <br />Cheryl Adelstein, representing Washington University, introduced the project. It involves five <br />buildings. The project will be built in two phases, with the first four buildings being built in <br />Phase 1 and the second building and the remainder of the parking lot will be built in Phase 2. <br />The total project site is 4.4 acres; the entire project will cover approximately 42% of the total <br />site, with between 240-265 apartments for 550-600 residents with 1-3 bedroom units. The <br />intended tenants are upper classman, juniors and seniors but could one day be fully functioning <br />apartments. The floor plans were reviewed. There will be retail space on the first floors on <br />Delmar Blvd. Ms. Adelstein addressed parking and traffic concerns. There will be underground <br />parking for the residents. A traffic study has been done and has been submitted for review by <br />various departments in the city traffic <br />volume by only one car per minute because students do not use cars in the same way working <br />people do. They are asking for a residential parking ratio of 0.5 spaces per resident, which is <br />consistent with the surrounding areas. They are asking for consideration as it relates to the <br />parking in the parking configuration. The parking module is 59 feet as opposed to the 60-foot <br />module in the city code, therefore the driving aisle will be slightly larger than the University City <br />code and the parking stall size is slightly smaller than the city code, but is consistent with the <br />surrounding municipalities and urban environments. Adequate parking concerns were next <br />addressed, and recent programs instituted in order to alleviate these issues were indicated. <br /> <br />Project architect, Randy Wilmot, was introduced to discuss what the buildings would look like <br />and to describe the materials to be used in their construction. <br /> <br />impacts on the streets and explain the survey of the existing conditions. <br /> <br />The Chair asked if there were any questions of the presenters. <br /> <br />Plan Commission members discussed the project as it related to the existing Municipal Parking <br />Garage, the potential impact on surrounding year-round residents, relocation issues, and the <br />existing alley and dumpsters for the nearby commercial uses. <br /> <br />Mr. Greatens provided a summary of the Staff Report including parking ratios, commercial <br />parking, easements, public access, sustainability measures, and the final traffic impact study. <br /> <br />The Chair asked if Plan Commission members had any questions of Staff. <br /> <br />tm; šE  <br /> <br /> <br />