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Memorializing a decision of the City Council denying an appeal from a decision of the Planning Commission to approve a site plan and grant variances for a new multifamily residential development at 0 Madison Street.
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WHEREAS, Trellis Treehouse Acquisition LLC, (“Applicant”) proposed construction of a multi-unit residential structure on undeveloped land commonly known as 0 Madison Street, [Parcel Identification No. 22.28.23.22.0080] and legally described as the south 100 feet of the east 263 feet of Lot 79, Lane’s Edgecumbe Hills; and
WHEREAS, on August 23, 2022, the Applicant, for the purpose of constructing a multi-family residential building (“Project”) on the said parcel and pursuant to Leg. Code § 61.303, submitted a site plan application to the Planning Commission (“Commission”) which was filed under Zoning File No. 22-116-859 and assigned to the department of safety and inspections (“DSI”) to review; and
WHEREAS, DSI staff, upon reviewing of Zoning File No. 22-116-859, determined that the Applicant’s Project would also require certain variances from the City’s zoning regulations in order to approve the proposed site plan; and
WHEREAS, the Applicant was advised of the need for variances and, on October 7, 2022, pursuant to Leg. Code § 61.601, submitted variance applications for residential development on a steep slope with significant regrading, a tall retaining wall, and creation of trough shaped area between the building and the retaining wall which was filed under Zoning File No. 22-104-395 and assigned to department of planning and economic development (“PED”) for review; and
WHEREAS, for efficiency purposes, staff from DSI and PED determined that the variance application [Zoning File No. 22-104-395] and the site plan application [Zoning File No. 22-116-859] should be presented at the same public hearing because the site plan application for the Project could not be approved if the Project’s variance application was not approved; and
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