Planning Commission - Regular Meeting

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public are able to participate in the meeting at the appropriate times. If you're here today and would like to speak about a case, please provide your name clearly into the microphone and please be sure to sign in either at the back of the room or at the podium for documentation purposes. If you're here today to speak about a case, you must speak up when the chairperson calls for public comment. And I'll go ahead and call the role. Mr. Braum here. Mr. Cook here. Mr. Foster here. Mr. Hart here. Mr. Hulcom here. Mr. Asorio here. And Mr. Con here. We do have a quorum.

I'll give a brief review of the meeting format. Applicants with requests before the planning commission are allotted a presentation time of 10 minutes. This time should include, but is not limited to an overview of the project, case history, and any pertinent meetings held regarding the request. This time also includes all persons presenting information on behalf of the applicant, such as attorneys, engineers, and architects. This time does not include any questions asked by the planning commission or staff regarding request. During the public comment period, members of the general public are given the opportunity to address their concerns in intervals of 2 minutes. And after the public comment period, applicants have 5 minutes to respond. The administrator has a timer and will make presenters aware of when their time has expired. and the planning commission reserves the right to amend these procedures on a case-by case basis. Are there any changes to the agenda?

There have been no changes since publication.

All right. Um we'll move to the consent agenda. The planning commission uses the consent agenda to approve non-controversial or routine matters by a single motion and vote. Examples of such items include the approval of site plans, annexations, and street names. And a member of If a member of the planning commission or the general public would like to discuss an item on the consent agenda, you must speak up after the consent agenda is read. Then that item will be considered for removal from the consent agenda and considered during the meeting. [clears throat] The planning commission will then approve the remaining consent agenda items. Will staff please read the consent agenda. Thanks.

The first item on the consent agenda is to approve the November 13, 2025 meeting minutes. The [snorts] second item under zoning map and text amendment is ZMA 2025-000020 4120 North Main Street. request recommendation to reszone the property from community activity center corridor district CAC in the north main corridor design overlay district to community activity center corridor district CAC in the north main corridor design overlay district historic [clears throat] preservation overlay district OBVHP as an individual landmark type two and amend the unified development ordinance [clears throat] chapter 17 appendix B type two landmarks to establish the property as a city of Columbia landmark. And that concludes the consent agenda today.

All right. Thank you. Are there any commission members that have any items on the consent agenda they would like to discuss? Are there any members of the public that would like the one item considered for removal? All right. Seeing none, I will take a motion for the approval of the November minutes and the consent agenda. Mr. Chair, I move that we approve the November 13, 2025 minutes and the item on the consent agenda. Thank you. We've got a motion. Can I get a second? Second. All right. I've got a motion and a second. All those in favor signify by saying I.

I. Any opposed? Motion passes. All right. [snorts]

We will move on to the regular agenda and uh give a overview or outline for these items. The administrator will introduce the case. Applicants will have 10 minutes to make a presentation. The planning commission may ask questions and then public the public comment period will be open to those who are present. After the public comment period is closed, the applicant will have five minutes to respond to the public comments. The planning commission may ask additional questions of the applicant after which deliberation and action will be taken by the planning commission. Start with the first item on the regular agenda.

Yes. Good afternoon. The the first item on the regular agenda is annex 20250023 which is 4316 and 4340 Old Leburg Road which is tax map number 2213102 and this is a request for a recommendation on the assignment of the land use classification of urban edge residential small lot and the assignment of zoning of residential single family small lot district RSF3 for a pending annexation. Uh the property is currently classified as neighborhood medium density and zone residential 4 by county and um you know as a reminder to the planning commission. Um you know this request is a recommendation on the as as we said the zoning of land use of the property the current county zoning is R4 which is the equivalent to our RSF3 zoning district. So while we do amend our zoning maps when we take it into the city in this case it it is the essentially the equivalent zoning district and um I believe the applicant is present and can answer any questions that you might have.

Thank you. Is the applicant here? [clears throat]

Good afternoon. My name's Hank Mabberry. Um I'm working on behalf of the developer. Uh basically what we're wanting to do is the same thing we did next door is um annex 250 acre parcels um for the residential highdensity subdivision. Um currently we don't have any water and sewer services. Therefore we want to annex into the city. Um happy to answer any questions from anybody. Thank you. Do do any commission members have any questions for the applicant? Thank you. All right. Uh are there any members of the public that would like to speak regarding this applicant? Yes, ma'am. [sighs and gasps]

My name is Marilyn Bear. This was actually my grandfather's land, so I know a little bit about this land. um it didn't come down through everything, but um this has been rule for years and years. There is actually a Confederate cemetery on this land that is not documented. It has headstones that um are graves. There are some that are wood. And we don't actually know the size of this cemetery cuz it is not clearly marked. As you can see on the map, there is also a significant 5 acre pond that has drainage that is a wetland into Canary Woods, which is the previous project that he was talking about. So, before any zoning or motions or development, this property does need to be studied more about um what's on the property and stuff. I live adjacent to this property. It means my dad's lived on, if you can see on the top of the map, there's that little kind of house that's right there. He's lived there for 73 years in that little house. Being as what they've developed beside of us, there can be like 10 little homes that go up right around the edge of his property. And we're talking all the way out into Lower Richland. We're not talking just 5 miles from here. We're talking this borders Lauram Boulevard. So, it's pretty significantly far out there. I do understand that since there is a property there, y'all can annex it in, but just trying to bring some things to light that I don't know that is known about the property. So, thank y'all.

Thank you. Good evening. My name is Gerald Waller. I'm the dad that she talked about. Just lived there for 74 years, 73 years. Um, I'm here to oppose the um changing of the zoning from medium density to high density. That means I'll get couple hundred neighbors right quick like and uh see since I lived in that area from all my whole life and it's been ruled like that I kind of hate to see it become high density. Um, I know when it does become high density, uh, the city of Columbia probably want to pave that dirt road that I live on. And my house is only like 40t off that road, maybe. So, I'mma lose half my yard. Um, I kind of opposed to that, too, but that hasn't come up yet. Um, it just would be in my favor of or in my happiness to see it not be prezone. You have any questions for me?

Where is um where's your house relative to this? Um, you have a pointer. That's it. Keep going up to the to the left a little bit right there. That's it.

When they my cousin sold that property over there to send the other shade and um they uh they zoned it, they changed it and zoned it to high density. But um I was lucky enough to get a buffer between them and myself with a tree preserve. Um but I don't see any provisions for that around my property. But if you take that blue line, I would have houses right out my front door. Your houses right out my front door. I mean it probably I'd say 50 ft from my door to where this would start. If there's any way possible, I'd appreciate it if y'all could next leave it as leave it as medium density a rural area. Thank you. Thank you. There any other members of the public that would like to speak regarding this application? I I have a question for staff. So, Mr. Living, you commented I think the RS the zonings are comparable.

Yes. And and just to uh clarify, you know, you are considering um both the amendment to the land use maps and the zoning maps. The the land use maps are um non-regulatory, so they're part of the comprehensive plan. And when we annex a piece of property, we do need to amend the the land use maps. Um likewise, Richland County has their land use classification as well. So So their classification for this area um is is um neighborhood medium density and it's a it's a very big basket that holds many different zoning districts. Um, so there are parts of the county that are that are um within the land use map that would be um actually really close to the city core like um Olympia etc. that would be mixed residential high density. They have a me uh a neighborhood medium density and they have a neighborhood low density and then they have rural designations. The neighborhood medium density is um similar actually it's the same classification that is out uh the village at Sand Hills um in the areas around Wood Creek Farms that are not inside the city limits. So so that's what that land use classification is but the regulatory part of it which is R4 um that is the county's um district that that is the equivalent to our RSF3 district. So, it's the small lot um single family residential zoning district. So, while it is technically a reszoning, it is basically translating the county zoning to the city's zoning.

Can I follow up on that? Yes. Just as far as number of units per acre that are allowed, are they equivalent? Yes. Yes. Roughly equivalent. We don't measure density um for the for the RSF3 district. It's 5,000 square foot lot minimum and then there's a minimum width and minimum depth. Okay. So, regardless of density, but basically the minimum widths and minimum lot sizes are equivalent to what it's currently zone. Yes.

Addressing um the gentleman's question about buffering. Can you of course this will this project I'm sure would come to planning commission for site plan review because of the size of it. Correct. Yes, that would be correct. Okay. And there would be some provision for buffering, I would think, from a relatively high intensity use to a very low intensity use. Uh, any thoughts on that?

Um, I'm going to defer to one of my colleagues that that may speak a little bit better about that. It would be single family adjacent to single family. So buffering would not be required, but the planning commission could implement a condition that a wood fence be constructed adjacent to that property to serve as a buffer and some additional landscaping if that was their desire during the site plan review. That's correct. Okay. Go ahead. Similar to what they did, I believe on the on the west side. What kind of setback is required?

There are open space requirements and tree tree density requirements. Um I'm not sure where they will fulfill those on site, but there are as far as a setback between the zonings and the site plan. I don't I'm not sure as to what exactly it would be because again it's single family to adjacent to single family. Thank you.

Um, [clears throat] so if if we're talking about the zoning district, so let's say there was a lot next to it, the uh rear yard setback is 10 ft. Uh, you know, front yard setback would be 15 ft. And of course, in that case, there would be a street there. But it just it really depends on the layout of the subdivision. So it seems like the zoning is not really changing. It's annexation and we're, you know, it's an equivalent zoning to what it's already zoned for in Richland County. Right. Right. So, we are translating the county zoning to city zoning. Okay. So, at the site plan review meeting is probably the time where we can talk about those other things potentially. Correct.

Okay. Well, in addressing the comment about the Confederate cemetery and the wetlands, um I know we can't get too deep into that, but there would be some provisions during the site planning and the surveying that would identify wetlands certainly and should identify any cemetery areas. I mean, there's clearly heads. Uh excuse me. Yeah. If you if you'd like to come speak, we can. I I kind of addressed her, so I apologize. I That was my fault. My fault. Sure. Sure. Thank you. Just so we have Thank you.

I mean, there to your point about the headstones, there are probably not 25 at least there. And like I said, there is no documentation. The the family, like I said, this was my father's my grandfather's land. He live originally put it in a living trust to keep it from ever build being developed because he had Parkinson's. It's got passed down. My uncle wants to sell it. Okay. Um but there the family never wanted anybody on this property. So there is no documentation that I know of of this cemetery. I mean but you walk in the woods, you can clearly find it. You can clearly see it. And like I said, there are stones that have the Confederate flag on them. There are some that are so old that they are wood that the wood is rotting. So how many have already rotted? We don't know. And stuff. So yeah, there would have to be some provision of I don't think a housing development would go in and destroy a cemetery and stuff.

I don't think so either. And stuff. So I mean but yeah. Yeah. So there if regardless of the zoning, just to make sure I'm clear and communicate this, any site plan is going to come back.

Okay. And I understand that and I understand that the city is cuz I was here before. Y'all may or may not remember me about the Canary Woods when my cousin sold what's now that big acreage of Canary Woods and stuff. And I do realize y'all have a little bit more control over what gets put on that than Richland County technically would. So, it's just I [sighs] I would prefer it to stay medium density. That means less houses, but at the same time, I do understand that it is the equivalent of what Richland County already has. I'm just speaking my opposition to it. Well, I appreciate you coming and everyone for communicating their concerns. I think today the only thing we're considering is the annexation and just the assignment of the zoning when it comes into the city.

Yeah. At a at a future date, there would be another review for a site plan and that would probably be the more appropriate time to Okay. My my I do have a follow-up question if you don't mind. My dad's 2.2 2 acres that he pointed out. Since it would sit in the middle of two city properties, would he automatically be zoned into the city? I don't know if it would be automatic, but I think the city could if they they could elect to annex him now if they think chose. I I I can I can answer that. Um there's there's nothing automatic about it. I I don't know if there's water or sewer service from the city to the property. I mean,

yeah. So, um the property would be eligible for annexation. We would not require annexation unless it was connected to city water or or sewer. Okay. Yeah. Because I mean this whole property, none of it has city water or sewer to it and stuff. Yeah. So, all right. All right. Thank you. Um, yes sir. [clears throat] Mary,

thank you again. Um, I just want to stay on point here. We did, um, we do know about the cemetery. It was located on the survey, uh, indicated and that will be, you know, protected. We don't know how many graves are there. Um, the [clears throat] surveyor couldn't tell us, but it that area will be protected. As far as environmental, we've already had an environmental study done um by a firm, local firm here in Colombia and they have addressed it with core of engineers and found out that there no jurisdictional wetlands in the particular area that we're talking about. Obviously, the pond is but the drainage from there there's not enough. Any other questions?

Thank you. Thank you. Right. Do uh any commission members have any more questions? Either the applicant or staff. Um before tableing a motion, I would just advise everyone remember today we're only considering the annexation and the zoning assignment, not the actual development that [clears throat] would come. All right. Anyone put a motion? We'll consider.

Mr. Chair, I move that we recommend approval of the request to assign the future land use classification of urban edge residential small lot UE1 and the request to assign the zoning classification of let me find residential single family small lot district RSF3 for the property at 4316 and 4340 Old Leburg Road at the time of annexation as it would allow the subject property to be put to a reasonable, viable economic use and would result in development that can be served by available, adequate, and suitable public facilities. Thank you. We got a motion. We have a second.

Second. All right, we got a motion and a second. All those in favor signify by saying I.

I. Any opposed? Motion passes. All right. Okay. The next item on the agenda is EMA 20250019 and this is 3329 River Drive. And this is a request for a recommendation to reszone the property from residential mix district RM2 in a historic preservation overlay district uh which is the Earlwood Protection Area A to mixed use district MU1 also or at least still in the historic preservation overlay district and again the Earlwood Protection Area A. And um you know briefly the staff recommendation on this is is approval. The um part part of the rationale is is um while it is um extending this mixeduse district onto a block that does not currently have a commercial or mixeduse nature. Um the the property it is a historic commercial structure and because of the design overlay um you know we we feel that it allows enough protection for what would be there that that we are comfortable with this request. Um I believe the applicant is present and can answer any questions you may have.

Thank you. Hey good afternoon. Good afternoon. How are you?

I'm great. I'm listen to Lewis Ellis. I own LLE Construction Group. I'm also a principal with Collaborative Partners, a local development firm. Um, when we acquired this property, um, initially it was in the 80s zoned as a commercial property, which it looks commercial. [laughter] Over the years, um, it was reszoned to residential and, um, our request is to reszone it back to commercial so that we can open up a cafe, coffee shop in this space. So, it's is it current? I'm confused. It's used commercially currently.

So, um when we purchased it, it was a hair salon, but it was zoned residential, so she can only have two seats in that salon because it was residential zoning.

Um when we purchased it, we were under the impression we can continue to use it as a hair salon, but only two seats that would not pay the bills. So, we have elected to um we've met with zoning um over the last year back and forth kind of deciding what we could do with that property and that's what we've come up with. And because there's some mixeduse zoning right across the street um to where that property is located, everything else is residential. um we it would be in I guess the best use not only for us but the community to make it commercial and we have met with the neighborhood association and pitched our idea to them which they liked as well. Um so that's what our request is.

How long have you owned the property? Um it's been over a year. So I've been paying taxes and [laughter] stuff for a year. I'm ready to renovate it [snorts] and get it [clears throat] into usable space in the community. So, we've had it I think we bought it last October, so a little over a year. Yep. Do any uh commission members have any questions for the applicant? Yeah, I have a question. Uh what kind of traffic would you be expecting, you know, in terms of how many people once you get it built out, would you be expecting to be there? Um I know there's a small parking lot and there's not a ton of street parking there, especially with the new bike lane on River. So, how many are you expecting and how are you going to accommodate parking?

So, first of all, we we met with the SBDC, Small Business Development Center to help us do a market analysis. Um, of course, it didn't track the street count, but it did track demographics as far as families and people coming in and out of the city. That's a very busy street on River Drive coming from Broad River. Um, as far as a community um, cafe, street parking is allowed in that particular area of the community. Um, I don't know. I'm I hope we get a lot of traffic right as we open up a cafe, but I I can't really answer that, but I can get back with you if I have to. Do you know like how many parking spots there are now, and are you planning to add any or just work with what's there?

So, we have no room to add any parking. We would keep what's there. And we have nine parking spaces. Is eight or nine? Okay. Let me see. One, two, three. Yep. Nine. And I suppose you'd love for people to walk there, too, right?

So, so my goal as a smallcale developer, I'm all about walkable communities. And so, um, the goal is to have, if you know that community, there's no commercial space, no cafes, um, no eeries really right in that area. So, allowing to be able to tap into the community to walk there, that would be awesome. Thank you. Question for staff. Um, in order for this to become a cafe, um, is the staff going to have to review a site plan for a change in use and determine adequate parking? Yes. Anything like that?

Do I answer that? [laughter] Because I have an answer to Yeah, I can answer it. Um, so so we would review um any submitt. Now, I will say that um we do not have a minimum parking requirement in the MU1 district, but currently the the site um other other than the portion occupied the built by I can't speak this afternoon. Other than the portion that's occupied by the building, it it is paved. Um yeah, and we Yeah. And Darren, we've hired an architect to do the drawings for us. Yeah. And they have given us a preliminary like site layout and um we haven't submitted it yet because we're doing the zoning reszoning. So you are changing [clears throat] the site a little bit.

Nope. No. Right. Okay. Just stay the same pretty. Yeah, I would leave it like it is. Yeah, we will. Just one question. Um given that you only have um you're only allowed for two seats right now, how often are those nine spots filled, if at all? So, we we when I bought it, I did not use it as a hair salon. Okay. The [snorts] previous owner did, but she retired. Um how she used it, I'm not really sure. Okay. But it's plenty of parking. I I mean, I don't What was your question? I was just wondering if while it's operating at the current moment, if the lot's ever full, what it Oh, so no one's ever there.

We do allow the neighbors to let contractors park there when they paint the house. They'll ask me again that contractors parked there why they go paint a house or something but um we own the property one door down and the lot next to it we're also buying that. Um but we there's no traffic there now. Okay. Thank you. And then just one question for staff. Given that the structure was it seems like um initially designed as a commercial structure. Was it at one point zoned for commercial use and then reszoned for residential use? Uh, I'm certain at one point it was zoned commercial, but it has been residential for for a long time. There there was a special exception under the old um zoning ordinance to to allow a beauty salon within that structure. Um, and that that's something that was permitted in the residential district as a special exception.

Okay. And then given that [clears throat] special exception in the past is is that the reasoning why um staff is um recommended like is is recommending for approval?

So so yeah we are recommending approval and and and and mainly it this is a you know again normally we don't recommend approval of kind of this commercial intrusion onto a residential block but you know this is a unique circumstance. I mean there there is an existing building which is protected um you know with the historic district. So um it's it's not as if the building would be demolished at least not without you know review of the DDRC. Um and and so it really makes this um [snorts] a a in our mind a valid exception to to that rule when we consider the the the relatively light density of the mixed U mixed use one MU1 district. Um you know the last page of your packet for this does show a a smattering of uses that are allowed. It certainly allows for residential and and this building can be used for residential but but the commercial uses are tend towards the lighter uses if that helps explain it does. Thank you. Okay.

I I'll say when that building was built it was zone commercial and at some point it was re um reszone residential and then the exception was put in place when the previous owner opened up a hair salon. Thank you. Yeah, that's accurate. I mean, I I don't remember the date the building was constructed, but yeah, I think common sense wise, right, it doesn't look like all the other houses around it. It does look more like a commercial property than residential in my opinion. Um, my last question for staff is what would potential implications be of the reasonzoning? Like, could they demolish the building and put something larger up?

Um, maybe if not now, if in the future. So any demolition request would would have to be reviewed by our um well what is currently the design development review commission and you know there are standards they have to look at and and generally speaking and and and you know I'm not intimately familiar with it but but you know the question is is a contributing structure and and um in terms of a demolition they're unlikely to recommend approval unless there's structural fault to the building etc. Now could they add on to it? Um you know that that would be possible but that again would be designed I mean the design would be reviewed um for um compatibility with the historic district.

Thank you. Yeah. I like the comment when we put the project when we put the property under contract our goal was to de demo it and get rid of it. um really cute, but we had some other plans, but because it sits in historic district, we were told we could not demo it, so we had to find another use for it. Yeah, I don't think the lot's large enough to have a conforming redevelopment anyway, so it's appropriate. Did you say you own the the adjacent parcel as well? We're planning closing now on it, but I own the property next to that one, the schoolhouse properties. Um, so that's the one under contract. Okay. Got it.

And the one next to it, the twotory, we own that one. Yes, ma'am. And and and then I guess another thing I should mention and and thanks to Jonathan for reminding me. So if the building was demolished and and there was a new development on the site, um there would be landscape buffers, etc. that would be required. So So the site itself is is actually kind of non-conforming. Um, so, so that would that would that would help limit any future commercial use of the property. As the owner, we're aware, but if we ever sell it, we'll make sure we communicate that as well. Thank you. Yeah. Thank you. Do any uh commission members have any other questions for the applicant?

Forgot to put my name. Thank you. Thank you.

Are there any uh other members of the public that would like to speak regarding this application? All right. [clears throat] Um see, I'll consider a motion. Yeah, I'll make a motion that the planning commission recommend approval of the zoning map amendment at the ZMA-2025-000019 3329 River Drive to mixeduse District MU-1 as it meets the decision standards outlined in section 17-2.5C in the unified development ordinance.

Thank you. We've got a motion. Do I have a second? Second. All right, we've got a motion and a second. All those in favor signify by saying I. I. Any opposed? And the motion passes.

Thank you. That brings us to item number five, SP plan 2025 0020 931 Senate Street. And this project entails the construction of a sevenstory multifamily residential development, parking garage, and retail space at the northwest corner of Park Street and Senate Street. The proposed development will contain 221 apartments, amenity space, and 3,400 square ft of retail space. The required number of off street parking spaces for the for this development is zero. Whereas the whereas 198 will be be provided within a parking garage. In addition, 260 bicycle parking spaces will be provided in the parking garage. Um the applicant has provided a traffic impact study which has been reviewed and approved by the city um traffic engineering. In accordance with section 1725I6 of the UDO, the planning commission shall approve a major site plan upon finding that the proposed major site plan demonstrates all of the following standards are met. Number one, the proposed uses are allowed in the zoning district in accordance with article 4 use regulations. Number two, the development and uses and site plan comply with article 4 use regulations. Number three, the development proposed in the site plan and the general layout and design comply with all applicable standards in article five. The development proposed in the site plan and its general layout and design comply with all applicable standards of article

six land development subdivision standards. Number five, the development proposed in the site plan is consistent with all other applicable standards of this ordinance and code of ordinances. And staff has reviewed the major site plan application and has determined that the standards of section 17256 um are met. And should the commission be inclined to grant approval of the site plan, staff would request that the commission grant approval subject to the staff comments outlined in the case summary. And I believe the applicant is present with their development team and can go further into their case.

Thank you. Is the uh applicant here to speak [clears throat] regarding the application? Good afternoon.

Good afternoon. Uh I'm Matt Swedenberg. I'm on the development team at Subtex. Um, just want to say first off, thank you to staff for getting us to this point. We've been going back and forth on a lot of things since probably May, March of this year. Um, but here to answer any questions that you have. I'm going to keep it pretty brief from my side. Um, we do have another project in the market that's under construction that was probably brought before you uh roughly 2 or 3 years ago. Um, so if we like being in Colombia, um, enjoy developing here, but happy to answer any questions that you have. Thank you.

And we have our civil and architect here as well to and land use. So, has [snorts] this project already been before DDRC? Uh, yes. It went last month and it got deferred to next Thursday. So, we've had a couple meetings between last month and uh today. So, thanks. Any question from commission members? Did anything that DDRC um discussed affect the site plan that we're reviewing now or was it strictly architectural or I don't believe the site plan, Neil, it should just be all exterior uh material and the way we're, you know. Yeah.

Hello. Uh Neil Ruden, uh leading the architecture team on this project. Yes. Uh to answer your question, Commissioner, um no major changes to the materiality that you see up here. Uh there has been tweaks to um just uh minor tweaks to the areas of brick. Uh a little couple areas of additional brick uh zones uh including on the northwest side of the building, which is one of the main uh points of review from the DDRC since last month. And Okay. No site plan changes. No site plan changes extrinsically. um a couple very minor, you know, dimensional adjustments on the site plan, but nothing that we won't review as staff and uh and haven't shown them so far. So, okay.

Oh, is it all residential or is there mixed use on the first floor? Uh there is a space for retail on the corner. Yeah. What are you envisioning in that space? Like um like a [clears throat] retail shop or like some kind of It's It will be a restaurant. We're not allowed to say at this point. Secret [laughter] steakhouse. And are these market rate or student?

Uh this is our So I'll I'll kind of go back a little bit. So our first pro project here is Ferv Columbia that is specific to students. This is local Columbia. This is our brand that is for more young adult professionals. Um and so it would be under that brand rather than the Verve brand. Gotcha. Any other questions? Just a quick question for staff. Is the only condition um that I see is the solid waste condition.

No, never mind. I see the other conditions as well. Sorry. No, I see the rest. Okay. Sorry.

I've been wondering for a while if that was going to sit like that. So is a parking garage intended to be only for resident use or will it have you know day rates you can buy? So it's I would say there's a small portion of it dedicated for the retail space and for like guests of like the leasing center but the majority of it will be for the residents. And we're also in the process of working with staff on the parking side. There's a parking deck, I believe, on the other side of the Hilton, um, that we would be working with to, uh, master lease a few more spaces, likely 50 to 100, just to allow for more, uh, parking availability in the area.

So, the staff comment about additional off- streetet parking is encouraged, but not required. Was that um, that's like including the 190 or whatever you said? That's correct. So you want more than 190. It's not required, but if the applicant could obtain some more, that would be that would be the leasing across the street. That's correct. And they have reached out to parking services to try to secure some additional parking spaces in the area. Yeah, we reached out to them probably back in June or so and they had indicated that there was space in that garage. Um, and we're following up with them now to memorialize that into a, you know, written plan.

Thank you. Just to be clear though, the site plan we're um voting on is not conditioned on them getting additional parking. That is correct.

Did the study provide a parking recommendation? Did was was there any parking recommendation provided in the traffic study or No. Okay. In the conclusion of the traffic study, all I saw was they wanted oneway ingress and egress from the two entries to the uh building. Just one more question for staff. Just to confirm, the site plan does meet the um section 17-2.5 I6 standards. All of them.

That is correct. and the conditions are just gen generally are kind of standard comments with all developments that you would that you see. Thank you.

All right. Any additional questions? Thank you. Thanks.

All right. There are any members of the public who would like to speak regarding the application? All right. Any further discussion amongst commissioners? All right. We'll take a motion. I'll make a motion that the planning commission approve the major site plan for S plan--2025-000020 at 931 Senate Street. for the major site plan approval conditional upon staff comments being addressed and that it will meet all the site decision standards which has already been determined. Thank you. We've got a motion. Do we have a second?

Second. Got a motion and a second. All those in favor signify by saying I. I. Any opposed? Motion passes. Thank you. And I think does that bring us to is there any other business? I don't think there's other business you guys. Anyone? No. Anyone? We're good. [clears throat] Well, we'll have a motion to adjurnn. Happy holidays, everyone. Does the chair make a motion to All right. A motion in a second. Second. Everybody's in favor. All right. Happy holidays, everybody. Happy holidays. Oh, that's okay. Thank you.