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Alternative development plans if rezoning is not approved
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Council Member Crystal Hudson inquires about the developer's plans if the rezoning is not approved. Michael Berfield outlines the alternative development scenario and confirms their commitment to redeveloping the site.
- As-of-right scenario would allow a 9-story building
- Commercial space would be reconfigured and slightly reduced
- Some restrictions on types of commercial uses would apply
- No affordability component would be included in this scenario
- Developer confirms they would still redevelop the site due to the current building's non-functional state
- Berfield clarifies they would not pursue uses like self-storage or auto-related businesses if rezoning is not approved
Crystal Hudson
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If this rezoning were not approved, how would you move forward with the redevelopment of the site?
Michael Berfield
0:55:15
Yeah.
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The site as I think Ellie had to speed walk through his presentation but there is a slide that talks about what a proposed development would look like under an as of right scenario.
Crystal Hudson
0:55:25
Yep.
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Nine stories.
Michael Berfield
0:55:26
You're able to get exactly the nine story building.
0:55:29
We would probably have to reconfigure the commercial.
0:55:32
We'd still be able to get commercial, but it would be a little less, and it would require, it would have some restrictions on the type of uses we were able to put on the site.
0:55:42
So it would be a similar mix of uses, but less scale, and obviously, no affordability.
Crystal Hudson
0:55:49
But you would still develop on the site?
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Yeah.
Michael Berfield
0:55:53
It would.
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Mean, in its current state, the building is nonfunctional.
0:55:56
So, yeah, it it it requires a redevelopment one way or the other.
Crystal Hudson
0:56:01
Okay.
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And just to be even more specific in terms of self storage, auto related uses, things like that, you wouldn't be looking to to bring any of those types of uses to that site if this were not approved?
0:56:15
No.
0:56:16
Okay.
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Those are all the questions for me.
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Thank you so much.
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Thank you.
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Thank you.