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RESOLUTION to Deny an Appeal, APL15-0001, by Comstock Realty Partners, Inc. (Appellant appeals the Board of Zoning Adjustments Site Plan Review Approval Imposing Fees for Development Fee for Street Improvements and Underground Utilities Conversion Fee, PLN2014-00028)
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WHEREAS, Comstock Realty Partners, Inc. (the "Applicant") submitted an application to construct a new 161,200 square foot warehouse building on 1717 Doolittle Drive (PLN2014-00028) ("Project"). The Project includes loading docks, administrative offices and related landscaping and off-street parking; and
WHEREAS, the proposed Project site is zoned IG Industrial General and fronts on the northwest corner of Doolittle Drive and Williams Street, extending to Aurora Drive to the west. It comprises approximately 19 acres and is already developed with a two-story 421,500 square foot office and warehouse building. The area proposed for the new development is at the rear westerly portion of the property and accessible from the Aurora Drive frontage; and
WHEREAS, the purpose of a Site Plan Review is to assure that new development complies with applicable City development standards and that older sites are upgraded when land uses are expanded or intensified (Zoning Code Article 25 Site Plan Approval); and
WHEREAS, given the size and scope of the development project and its proximity to a residential neighborhood, the Zoning Enforcement Official referred the Site Plan Review application to the Board of Zoning Adjustments for review and action (Zoning Code Section 5-2506 B.); and
WHEREAS, after this matter was originally scheduled on the November 6, 2014 Board of Zoning Adjustments' meeting agenda, the applicant requested that the meeting be postponed to have additional time to study the required fees and expenses of the proposed project; and
WHEREAS, after having time to assess costs and expenses, the applicant req...
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