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<br />time marketed toward young professionals as well as older residents looking to downsize. <br />There would be a mix of mostly one- and two-bedroom units. Most of the parking would <br />be addressed through construction of a five-story parking garage and a small amount of <br />surface parking near the terminus of Sgt. Mike King Drive, mainly for drop-off and pick up. <br />There would be potential for approximately 30 public parking spaces in the garage. The <br />applicant stated that a preliminary traffic study had been initiated. <br /> <br /> <br />-Plan Commission members asked about the proposed use and consideration of a mixed-use <br />development. The applicant stated that the market for office use was difficult at this time <br />and there would be layout problems to try to fit a good retailer into this site. They also <br />pointed out that the market analysis addressed the need for more residential development <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />-Plan Commission members asked about the decision to demolish the former Delmar- <br />Harvard School. The applicant explained the various options they researched ranging from <br />keeping the School buildings to only demolishing the Harvard Building, a concept that was <br />presented to the Historic Preservation Commission (HPC) in August. They stated that a <br />parking garage was inevitable based on the number of units proposed. Their intent was to <br />blend the proposed development with the surrounding buildings but was not at that stage in <br />the process yet. Staff pointed out that at the August 21 HPC meeting the applicant <br />consulted with the HPC to review a redevelopment concept that kept the Harvard building. <br />At that meeting, the HPC indicated that the concept was not acceptable, nor would any plan <br />that involved demolition of the buildings. It was the opinion of the HPC that the buildings <br />should be retained. <br /> <br /> <br />-Plan Commission members asked if public assistance would be requested. The applicant <br />stated that there should be some kind of tax abatement and almost every recent apartment <br />projects in University City had gotten some sort of tax credit. <br /> <br />6.b. Text Amendment proposed Zoning Code Text Amendment pertaining to outdoor dining <br />and portable signs in commercial zoning districts <br /> <br />Staff explained the proposed Text Amendment. The Code Review Committee (CRC) met on October <br />15 to discuss the proposed text amendment. Regarding outdoor dining, staff had received comments <br />and feedback from Loop business owners and property owners with concerns about the location of <br />outdoor dining furniture and spillover of furniture in front of other businesses as well as impacts to <br />pedestrian traffic. Staff held listening sessions with Loop Special Business District (LSBD) members <br />and researched similar situations in other communities and came up with the suggested changes which <br />include the initiation of an outdoor dining permit in order to provide better regulation and enforcement <br />of outdoor dining. Per the advice of the City Attorney, the specific regulations would be addressed in <br />the business section of the Municipal Code, but references must be included in the Zoning Code. The <br />Attorney. The proposed Text Amendment would apply to all commercial districts in the City. <br /> <br />Staff explained the proposed changes to allow the display of portable signs. This came at the latest <br />request of the LSBD- <br />be applied to all commercial districts. The proposed language addresses the location and size of such <br />signs. <br /> <br />Questions / Comments and Discussion <br /> <br />tğŭĻ Ѝ ƚŅ Џ <br /> <br />