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Memorializing City Council action taken on May 20, 2015 denying an appeal of a decision of the Planning Commission approving a site plan application for a mixed use development at 735 Cleveland Avenue South.
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WHEREAS, TJL Development LLC ("Applicant"), on February 19, 2015, under PED Zoning File No. 15-011-695, made application to the Planning Commission for a site plan review pursuant to Legislative Code § 61.400 for the purposes of constructing a mixed-use development on property commonly known as 735 Cleveland Avenue South and legally described as Saint Catherine Park Vac Alley Accruing & All Of Lots 26, 27 & Lot 28 Blk 1; and
WHEREAS, on April 16, 2015, the Commission's Zoning Committee, pursuant to Leg. Code § 61.303, duly conducted a public hearing on the site plan application at which all persons present were given an opportunity to be heard and, at the close of the hearing, the Zoning Committee moved to recommend approval of the site plan application to the Planning Commission; and
WHEREAS, on April 24, 2015, the Planning Commission took up the Zoning Committee's recommendation and, at the close of its discussion of the matter, the Commission, based upon all the files and records including the testimony presented to its Zoning Committee at the April 16, 2015 public hearing, as is substantially reflected in the Commission's minutes, duly moved to approve Applicant's site plan application based upon the following findings required under Leg. Code § 61.402(c) as incorporated in Planning Commission Resolution No.15-25 as follows:
"1. The city's adopted comprehensive plan and development or project plans for sub-areas of the city.
The Comprehensive Plan encourages dense, mixed-use developments in Highland Village and other neighborhood commercial centers that have good transit service.
From the Land Use Chapter of the Paul Comprehensive Plan:
• 735 Cleveland is located in a Neighborhood Center on a Mixed Use Corridor. These areas are p...
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