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Special Use Permit and Zoning Atlas Amendment Applications
Update February 24, 2016 - The 2015 Zoning Atlas Amendment and Special Use Permit applications have been withdrawn by the applicant. The Town Manager and the Town Council have granted construction completion deadlines for the 2009 Special Use Permit (to construct a two-story office building). The new completion date is December 18, 2021. Please click here for these documents.
The Town has received a Special Use Permit (SUP) and Zoning Atlas Amendment (ZAA) applications from HPW Properties, LLC. to construct a mixed-use development on a 1.7-acre site at 1609 East Franklin Street. The Special Use Permit application proposes a 67,612 square foot building with 96 hotel rooms and 28 apartments along with 123 parking spaces.
UPDATE: The Zoning Atlas Amendment application submitted on December 29, 2014, part of project #13-089 was withdrawn by the applicant on August 18, 2015. A new Zoning Atlas Amendment application and application fee was submitted by the applicant on August 27, 2015. This application has been assigned a new number: #15-080.
Property Location: 1609 East Franklin Street
Project # SUP: 13-089 ZAA: 15-080
Property ID's: Orange County PINs 9799-04-7995 & 9799-04-6951
Proposed Floor Area: 67,612 square foot building with 123 parking spaces
Zoning-existing: Community Commercial (CC)
Zoning-proposed: Mixed Use-Village (MU-V)
Review Schedule
Event | Date | Location and Time |
Concept Plan Submittal | 9-9-13 | TBD |
Community Design Commission, Concept Plan Review | 11-20-13 | Town Hall, Council Chambers, 1st Floor |
Town Council, Concept Plan Review | 1-22-14 | Town Hall, Council Chambers, 1st Floor |
ZAA and SUP Application (13-089) | 12-29-14 | NA |
Public Information Meeting | 1-15-15 | Town Hall, Planning Conference Room, 3rd Floor |
Revised SUP Application (13-089) | 2-23-15 |
NA |
Environmental Stewardship* | 6-9-15 | 2nd Floor Conference Room |
Housing Advisory Board* | 6-9-15 | 1st Floor Conference Room |
Transportation and Connectivity* | 6-23-15 | 1st Floor Conference Room |
Community Design Commission* | 6-23-15 | Town Hall, Council Chambers, 1st Floor |
Original ZAA Application Withdrawn (part of 13-089) | 8-18-15 | NA |
New ZAA Application Submitted (15-080) | 8-27-15 | NA |
Revised SUP Application Submitted (13-089) | 8-27-15 | NA |
Community Design Commission* | 9-30-15 | Town Hall, Council Chambers, 1st Floor |
Planning Commission | 11-05-15 | Town Hall, Council Chambers, 1st Floor |
Town Council Public Hearing* | 1-20-16 | Town Hall, Council Chambers, 1st Floor |
Town Council Business Meeting* | 2-22-16 | Town Hall, Council Chambers, 1st Floor |
* Meeting dates are tentative and subject to change. Please confirm that this project will be on the agenda before planning to attend a meeting -- see note at bottom of this page for instructions on how to do so.
Please note: The property at 1609 East Franklin Street has an existing Special Use Permit approved in 2009. This new hotel proposal requires a new Special Use Permit and a rezoning. For more information about the previously approved project, here is the link to the existing Special Use Permit and Zoning Atlas Amendment. Please use this link to for a copy of the 2009 Special Use Permit , a letter referenced in Stipulation #37, and a set of the 2009 Approved Plans (these plans have not been revised to reflect changes made at the March 9, 2009 Council meeting)
Council Public Hearing and Council Business Meeting
- Council Agenda and Public Hearing Memorandum (January 20, 2016)
- Council Agenda and Business Meeting Memorandum
Advisory Board Meetings
- Advisory Board Memo
- Advisory Board Attachments (large file)
Revised SUP Submittal (#13-089) 10-23-15
New ZAA Application Submittal (#15-080) 8-27-15
Revised SUP Submittal (#13-089) 8-27-15
Revised SUP Application Submittal (#13-089) 2-23-15
- Application (Revised 2-23-15)
- SUP Site Plan Set
- ZAA Statement of Justification
- SUP Statement of Justification
SUP & ZAA Application Submittal (#13-089) 12-29-14 (ZAA portion of application withdrawn 8-18-15)
- Special Use Permit (SUP) Application
- Developer's SUP Statement of Justification
- Developer's Program
- SUP Site Plan Set (large PDF)
- Zoning Atlas Amendment (ZAA) Application (Withdrawn)
- Traffic Impact Analysis Executive Summary
Concept Plan Review 9-9-13
- Concept Plan Meeting Notice (with meeting locations) and Notice Area Map
- Community Design Commission Review - November 20, 2013
- Town Council Review - January 22, 2014 (tentative date)
- Concept Plan Application, Developers Program and Statements of Compliance
- Concept Site Plan, Building Floor Plan and Building Elevations
Notes:
Meeting dates are subject to change, please confirm that this item is on the agenda of the meeting you are planning on attending. Highlighted text above indicates a date revision has occurred. The Town Council's agenda can be confirmed on the Council Meeting Agendas, Minutes and Videos page and Advisory Board agendas can be confirmed on the Advisory Board Agendas & Minutes page. Agendas are typically posted the Friday before the meeting.