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1. A-2023-00496 1539-1551 Chew St. Appeal of RCI Village Properties for variance to CONVERT PLACE OF WORSHIP TO 12 DWELLING UNITS, COMMUNITY CENTER, OFFICE & TEMPORARY SHELTER and MAINTAIN 10 PARKING SPACES; with community center being a use permitted by special exception; with offices being permitted by special exception per 660-51C(4)(a); with temporary shelter not being permitted; with residential uses being permitted with community center if complying with reqs of use; having the following insufficiencies: lot area per dwelling unit (1,800 SF/DU req; 1,300 SF/DU proposed); off-street parking (45 req; 21 existing; 11 being permitted); parking stall dimensions (8.5’x18’ req; 8.1’x18’ & 9’x15.33’ proposed); aisle width (24’ req; 18.16’ proposed); street trees (7 req; 6 proposed); distance of parking from building (10’ req; 9’ proposed); exceeding max steep slope disturbance in areas of 25-35% slope (25% permitted; 29.8% proposed); exceeding max allowable height in stories (3 permitted; 3 existing; 4 proposed), located in a Medium High Density Residential (R-MH) & Traditional Neighborhood Development Overlay (TNDO) District. Applicant requests temporary shelter use be designated as recovery center accessory to community center in lieu of residential treatment center per 660-6.

Zoning Commission Case Agenda Ready Introduced January 19, 2024
Committee
Zoning Hearing Board
Introduced
January 19, 2024
On agenda
February 5, 2024

Where it was heard

Zoning Hearing Board Feb 5, 2024