AGENDA ITEM REPORT
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AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 2013-007, WHICH APPROVED THE GUNTHER VOLKSWAGEN PLANNED MAINSTREET DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT (PMDD), AND HEREBY APPROVING THE MODIFICATION REQUEST OF GUNTHER MOTOR COMPANY TO INTRODUCE A NEW VOLVO AUTOMOBILE DEALERSHIP AT THE EXISTING GUNTHER VOLKSWAGEN SITE LOCATED AT THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF NORTH STATE ROAD 7 AND CULLUM ROAD. (QUASI-JUDICIAL)(SECOND PUBLIC HEARING)
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BACKGROUND:
This item was approved on First Reading at the April 27, 2017, Commission Meeting. There was considerable discussion related to the proposed alternative design solution to incorporate the Green Globes rating system in lieu of the LEED standard. Based on this discussion, a future workshop will be scheduled to discuss this and other potential updates to the MainStreet Design Standards. Recognizing that this is a modification to a facility within an existing PMDD, LEED certification may not be feasible. Attached, please find a letter from the project architect discussing this point.
The applicant, Kevin Cruz of Stiles Architectural Group, on behalf of the owner, Gunther Motor Company, is requesting an amendment to the Gunther Volkswagen Planned MainStreet Development District (PMDD). The Gunther Volkswagen PMDD was originally approved in 2013 in conjunction with a site plan for the construction of a three-story parking garage to serve as inventory storage and employee parking and an expansion to the existing vehicle service and parts storage areas. The subject property is located at the northeast corner of State Road 7 and Cullum Road within the City's MainStreet Project Area (MSPA).
The applicant is seeking to amend and rename the existing Gunther Volkswagen PMDD, to be known as the Gunther Motor Company PMDD, to introduce a new Volvo automobile dealership at the existing Gunther Volkswagen site. Both dealerships will share existing service facilities within the recently constructed three-story structure on the so...
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