TITLE: Title
Lloyd Square AIS CUP Minor Modification
PURPOSE: Layton and Mary Wheeler, the developers of the Lloyd Square AIS, a 16 unit subdivision ,seek permission from the Board to revise the layout of the subdivision, reduce the density by one unit, and replace the affordable units with payments-in-lieu.
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DEPARTMENT: Planning
CONTACT INFORMATION: Jeff Kleaveland
INFORMATION: The Lloyd Square Architecturally Integrated Subdivision (AIS) Conditional Use Permit was approved by the Board of Aldermen on September 22, 2009. The permit and minutes to this meeting are attached (Attachments B). The permit allowed for the creation of a 16 unit development. Of these units 2 were designated as affordable by the provisions of the LUO and a fractional unit (.55) was offered as payment in lieu of affordable housing. This fractional payment enabled the development to be exempt from the "small house" requirements of Section 15-188 by providing 85% of the affordable units available to the project (the maximum number of affordable units available (with the density bonus) is 3; (2.55/3 =85%)
The developers wish to reduce the total number of units in the subdivision from 16 to 15 and replace the affordable units with payments-in-lieu equal to three units. The written justification and proposed site plan for the modification are attached (Attachments C & D). This results in a total of 15 market rate units and 3 payments-in-lieu of affordable units. Community Home Trust, who was intended to market the affordable units, has been notified of the proposed modification. Their response is attached (Attachment E).
In addition, this modification revises the stormwater design of the plan, consolidating four private bioretention cells that were each located on private lots, to one unified cell serving the four houses located within the open space. Also, a crossing (a driveway) of the intermittent stream along the southern border of the property has been...
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