The request would create a new Subdistrict 5A which would allow the same uses as
currently allowed but would modify the development standards for the property.
The site currently can be developed with a retail/restaurant use with a maximum
FAR of 0.75:1, along with a residential use with a maximum density of 30 units per
acre. The Subdistrict allows a maximum height of 54 feet. The proposed change would
increase the maximum residential density to 85 units per acre along with the FAR
to 2:1. The increases would be tied to a minimum of residential uses in order
to encourage residential or mixed use development. The setbacks would be reduced
in order to make the development more urban in nature. The overall allowed height
would not be increased.