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HomeMy WebLinkAboutStaff ReportSTAFF REPORT DATE; M~~ ~, 19$9 CASE NO. ; 8~-$QS APPLI~A~'T; OVER; 4a~~~i~ Go, REQUEST; Establish ~ par~n requirement fora riv p ate dor~mitor~ with ma.~ed commercial and betel uses. LOOATTON; t~niversit~ Tower, ~ o Teas Aire. PHYS IOAL FEATURES Area; appro~imatel~~ acres amain tract acres we }~ st par~3n~' aria. DimenSinns apprdx. 4'~Q' alen~ Teas 300' alon Unix ~ ' ~ ~ ~ ~ e~.s1tY~ ~~ along Nteadowland and 400' northern propert~r line {main toyer traet~, paring a~ee west of Meadowlan~ - ~~~' franta e with 16~' de th ~ p AREA ZON~NO AND LAID USE; Subject Tract.: C°l, current use is Uni~rer~it Iran Mot No ~ ~ e1 rth. C-1, H~.mptc~n inn East: G--I, Gay station and bank c~mpl~x South; ~-U TAMU west: C-l mixed eom~-e~cial along Universit Dr. ~ ~ end O-°U TA~iU married student housing. LAND USE PLa~N; area reflected as ~~mmercial where the ' Tower is loca~e~ and high densi~~~ residential west of Meadowland where same of the Tower Arkin is p ~ located. +ti~iiA.i.iiEE~~L71~i e water; adequate Sever; a~.equate Struts; Te~a~ Aye. and Univ~rsit~ Dr.- ads oats ~ i Mea~o~land - currently ~~.equate .Flood Pla~.n:. n~a ~~~~ NOTIFIOATION; ~,~,~, Publis notification not required. '~ l~~ STAFF 0O~1~ENTS This propcaal has been presented to the Lanni P n~ staff as a private dormitory with additional cam~erc~.l uses and s pace. for transient ~ueets. As indicated in a letter from Jen Miller dated ~-~1-~~ the....~~Uni~ersity To~~r intends tv shift' its em basis to the student population at Teas p A& University, The current plan is baked vn providing moms ~~ ..,students durin the fall ~ a~a d springy semesters ~a~h dear.... I~urin aff is l bneaks. ~ ~ recesses aa~d . students wll..be allowed to remain on thee remises at ~ an extra per diem ehare...,During the summer montb.s, it is Dreysec-Wl~~( ~.~ w~ ~ w,~ p~,,,,,~ contemplated th~:t iJniverst~ T~~rer will ca . 4+ ..ter almost e~cluslvel~r to transient ~'uesta, Staff ~ understandln ~~.that cafeteria. facilit ~ undo ~ the ~ ther ~cm~tercial uses gill also he o en to the public. Currently, several ~`loors 12-1'7 P ~ are unf ir~ished. This project ddee nct fit clearl i • ~ nto any def~.nit~.ons in our ~onin~ ordindnce. '~~e~efore a p~rkin~ re uirement co determined. This ite ~ uld not he m is before you in order to establish a parking nequi~emsnt fog the f~cilit . The e~istn Fropert~ has a ro~ral pp to operate as an apartment hotel, but staff does nit feel that this ~o'ect definition due to ~' ~ fats Into that the lack of at lest l2 living units for permanent residen~~ all ~~ear round, and due t~ • the emphasis on the student populatich. The parking re urem~nt'fo ~ ran apartment hotel is 1.5 spaces per bedroom knot t~~ex~ee . ~ 3 per unit}. The Zoning ordinance contains a ar do P kind req~lrement for r~~,tories but the definition ~~es not address rivate dormitories .and d~~~ nat indioa p e that other commercial uses might exist. The re~,uire~ent is l space er er p p son. . .The number ~f parking _spacee proposed is 450 and ~ ' the applicant is asking to use the the ~it~r of Austin's re uirement q of 1 space per d~ellin~ unit, plus.,..1 space fcr 2 lod ers o that occupanc of die „ ~ r,tenants. other ~ ll~.n~ unit In speak~.n~ ~vith oit~ of Austin planners ~t was peint~d out that arkin ' P ~ requirements for and ccm~ercial uses could be added onto the above re uiremen ~ t. staff till have a li~~ of other cities • and their requirement;s for dcrmitor~r faoilaties at the meetin , Attachments: staff Report Letter dated 4-~1_~~ from ~~n Miller Letter dated 4-~8~-8~ frcm Jane ~e Letter dated 5e4-8~ from ion Miller Parking s~~opsis frog applicant Area location l~o.p schematic Parkir~,~ Layout Aerial at meeting