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Insubstantial Amendment to a Planned Development
Section 26.445.110.a, Planned Development, Insubstantial Amendments
Insubstantial Amendments. An insubstantial amendment to an approved Project Review
or an approved Detailed Review may be authorized by the Community Development
Director. An insubstantial amendment shall meet the following criteria:
1. The request does not change the use or character of the development.
Staff Response: The proposed remodel will not change the use of the building.
The property will still consist of office uses. The enclosed glass entry will improve
wayfinding and circulation of the building and will be more intuitive for pedestrians
entering from Mill Street.
Staff finds this criterion is met.
2. The request is consistent with the conditions and representations in the project's
original approval, or otherwise represents an insubstantial change.
Staff Response: A 324 sq. ft. elevator was approved via Ordinance No. 44,
Series of 1992 but was never built. The previous approvals represented the
elevator along the north side of the building (adjacent to the existing driveway
that accesses the rear parking). Moving the elevator and stairwell from the north
side of the building to the east side (facing Mill Street), will provide a more direct
and less confusing common entry than the current condition where many
pedestrians mistakenly approach the door facing Mill Street, which provides
access only to an architecture office and not the rest of the building.
Staff finds this criterion is met.
3. The request does not require granting a variation from the project's allowed
use(s) and does not request an increase in the allowed height or floor area.
Staff Response: Although an elevator does not currently exist within the building,
Ordinance No. 44, Series of 1992 approved the installation of one, for up to 324
sq. ft. in area. The elevator is within the permitted height limit for the zone district.
Staff finds this criterion is met.
4. Any proposed changes to the approved dimensional requirements are limited to
a technical nature, respond to a design parameter that could not have been
foreseen during the Project Review approval, are within dimensional tolerances
stated in the Project Review, or otherwise represents an insubstantial change.
Staff Response: Although the development of the glass enclosure will increase
the building height by two ft. (24-ft. to 26-ft.), the NC zone district prescribes a
maximum height of 28-ft. This modest increase in height is within the dimensional
tolerances prescribed for the NC zone district.
The proposed floor area and net leasable area are less than the previous caps
set by a 1992 land use approval for this property.
Staff finds this criterion is met.
Exhibit A
Insubstantial Amendment to a Planned Development
5. An applicant may not apply for Detailed Review if an amendment is pending.
Staff Response:
Not applicable.