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PlanningBoard | 2005-01-10 | 8 | 9. REGULAR AGENDA ITEMS: 9-A. Study Session (JA/JL). GPA04-0004, DPA04-0002, IS04-0003, DR04-0114 - Warmington Homes - 1270 Marina Village Parkway (Shipways Site) (JA/JL). Applicant requests a General Plan Amendment to amend the General Plan to designate the Shipways site as MU-7; a Development Plan Amendment to amend the approved Development Plan for a 143,000 square foot office building and permit the construction of 64 residential units with associated parking and landscaping; an Initial Study to address the environmental effects; and a Design Review for the project. The site is zoned M-X, Mixed-Use Planned Development District. Ms. Altschuler summarized this staff report, and noted that the design team would make a PowerPoint presentation. She noted that no Board action would be taken, and that the project would require a General Plan Amendment to redesignate the site an MU-7 (Mixed Use) area. She added that an office use already existed on the site; staff requested the addition of a residential component to the site, as well as an amendment to the development plan. The current development plan approval was for a 143,000 square foot office building; it would be changed from an office use to a residential use. An initial study and a design review for a general configuration of the houses, landscaping and parking areas would be done as well. The staff report requested that the discussion relate to the site design, the parking plan, the pedestrian access through the site, public amenities, amenities for the residence, the conceptual architectural style, and the fact that there was a proposal for three-story dwellings, which is not unusual in this area. She requested that the Board provide guidance to the applicant to bring back with the design team, and to incorporate the Board's comments into the proposal. The proposal would be brought before the Board at a later date for action. The public hearing was opened. Ms. Joan Lamphier, Lamphier Gregory, noted that she worked for the City on this project, and has been a project planner on this site since 1983. She noted that the primary question that Marina Village was concerned about was to get a reading from the Board as to whether it would approve the change office use to a residential use on the site. She noted that the Marina Village site had always been designated as a Mixed Use development. Mr. Don Parker, representing project owner, noted that his involvement in this project started in 1979. He noted that the mile of shoreline had been developed with public access and improvements; this would be the last remaining piece connecting the public access with the overall public access running throughout the rest of the project. He provided some history of the site development. He noted that the site was constrained by the fact that it had an existing structure; they planned to leave most of the structure in place. They also dedicated the public access around the perimeter of the site. Planning Board Minutes Page 8 January 10, 2005 | PlanningBoard/2005-01-10.pdf |