ITEM DESCRIPTION:
Title
2nd Reading - Ordinance No. 2024-O-12: Request for a small-scale comprehensive plan amendment from Commercial to Mixed Use for the properties located at 108 & 124 S. Ridgewood Avenue.
Body
OWNER:
Travis Springstrch
REQUESTED ACTION:
Small Scale comprehensive plan amendment from Commercial to Mixed Use to allow for a once grandfathered residential apartment to become conforming.
LOCATION:
108 & 124 S Ridgewood Avenue
PARCEL ID:
745211010160 and 745211010170
AREA:
.245 acres
PROPOSED USE:
Office, One Residential apartment, and a commercial retail operation with associated warehousing and storage.
CURRENT LAND USE:
Office, one residential apartment, and a commercial retail operation with associated warehousing and storage.
FLUM DESIGNATION:
Commercial
PROPOSED FLUM DESIGNATION:
Mixed Use
VOTING DISTRICT:
District 1 - Charlotte Gillis
SURROUNDING AREA:
Current Land Use
FLUM Designation
Zoning District
North
Retail
Commercial
B-3, Highway Commercial
East
Retail
Commercial
B-3, Highway Commercial
South
Retail
Commercial
B-3, Highway Commercial
West
Single-Family
Commercial
B-3, Highway Commercial
BACKGROUND:
Mr. Springstrch recently purchased the properties at 108 and 124 S. Ridgewood Avenue to locate his business, All About Floors, on the property at 124 S. Ridgewood Avenue. With the purchase, Mr. Springstrch believed that the apartment and office on 108 S. Ridgewood Avenue were in compliance. The prior owner let the apartment at 108 S. Ridgewood Avenue remain vacant for over one year. The property has a future land use of commercial and a zoning designation of Highway Commercial. As such, the apartment unknown to the prior owner, lost its non-conforming status by sitting vacant for a year. Mr. Springstrch approached staff regarding the recently purchased property and an issue with code enforcement regarding the non-conforming use of a residential apartment in a commercially zoned district.
Land Use Compatibility:...
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