Council approved the conditional zoning request for that portion of property on the eastern edge of the property…

“Councilwoman Mosley moved to approve the conditional zoning request for that portion of property on the eastern edge of the property, consisting of approximately .785 acres, located at 283 Merrimon Ave from Institutional (INST) and Residential Multi-Family Medium Density (RM-8) to Institutional (INST) and Institutional - Conditional Zone (INST - CZ) and find that the request is reasonable, is in the public interest, is consistent with the city’s comprehensive plan and meets the development needs of the community in that the request: 1) provides infill development in targeted growth areas; 2) promotes adaptive reuse as a means of conserving materials, history, and embodied energy in buildings; and, 3) locates surface parking areas to the rear of buildings in identified innovation districts and along transit-supportive corridors, with a revision to the project condition no. 3 to read: “The use of the portion of property zoned Institutional/Conditional Zone is limited to surface parking to serve other uses on the property, which shall be permitted for the following principal uses which are allowed in the Institutional zoning district: residential, day care, offices, clinics, financial institutions, health & fitness facilities, and studios/galleries/workshops.”