District 6 Advisory Board

District VI Advisory Board Agenda www.wichita.gov Wednesday Evergreen Recreation Center April 19, 2017 2700 N. Woodland, Wichita, KS 67204 6:30 p.m. South Side Room ORDER OF BUSINESS -- Call to Order -- Approval of Minutes for March 6, 2017 PUBLIC AGENDA This portion of the agenda provides an opportunity for citizens to present issues that are not part of the regular agenda for the meeting. There is a five minute time limit for each speaker. 1. Scheduled items: Ron Rosales- Noise concern Recommended Action: Receive and file 2. Off-agenda items: Recommended Action: Receive and file NEW BUSINESS 3. Zon2017-00003 Kathy Morgan, Metropolitan Area Planning Department, will present an application from Madeline Trust who is requesting a zone change from Limited Commercial (LC) zoning to General Commercial (GC). The property is a vacant site 1.6-acre site located at 4000 West Douglas Avenue. This application is being considered with a related vacation application, VAC2017-00010. This application is for the vacation of a sanitary sewer easement located approximately in the center of the property. Vacating this easement will facilitate future development of the site. The applicant is anticipating that the site will be developed with an office/warehouse storage facility. A similar development is located at 2333 South West Street. The GC zoning district would permit a project similar in design and scale as this existing development. There is similar GC zoning approximately 500 feet east of the subject property. A Protective Overlay (PO) has been submitted by the applicant as an approach to provide the most desirable GC development. This overlay would prohibit certain uses that would not be appropriate at the property, prohibits outdoor storage and adds restrictions on lighting and building design. The suggested language of the PO is listed below: 1. Uses shall be limited to those allowed by right in the GC zoning district, EXCEPT Nightclubs in the City, Entertainment Establishments, Correctional Facilities, Correctional Placement Residence, Animal  Agenda April 19, 2017 2 Care, General; Kennels, RV Campground, Sexual Oriented Businesses, and Tavern or Drinking Establishments, car wash, service station, vehicle repair, general and any industrial, manufacturing, general or extractive use listed in the Use Regulations of Section III-D 2. No outdoor storage. 3. All parking lot lights shall be shielded and directed downward. 4. Signage shall be per the sign code for the LC, Limited Commercial zoning district. 5. Buildings shall be constructed using earth tone colors. 6. Landscape and screening shall be per the landscape ordinance. 7. Maximum building height to be 35 feet. 8. Maximum building coverage shall be no more than 35 percent. Manufacturing, Limited shall be regulated by the following additional restrictions: 1. Building size. The gross Floor Area of the Building housing the Limited Manufacturing Use shall not exceed one square foot of Floor Area to three square feet of Lot Area. 2. Setbacks. The minimum Setback of any Building from the north and west property lines shall be 30 feet. 3. Outdoor Storage. No outside storage shall be permitted. 4. Number of employees. The maximum number of employees on any one shift shall not exceed 15. 5. No Welding or Machine Shop Use unless the entire frontage of the ground floor along the principal Street frontage is used for office space, display or wholesale or retail The properties located north and west of the property are zoned B Multi-family (B) and SF-5 Single-Family Residential (SF-5) and are improved with single-family homes. East of the site is an area zoned LC Limited Commercial (LC) with an existing automotive sales use. South of the site is an area zoned LC and B and development with an automotive retail store. There is GC zoning approximately 500 feet east of the site along West Douglas Avenue. Recommended Action: Planning staff recommends that the request be APPROVED based on recommendations listed in the staff report. 4. Resolution of Support for Application for Housing Tax Credit (Bitting Place) John Hall, Director of Housing and Community Services, will present request for resolution of support for application for Housing Tax Credits. The Housing Tax Credit (HTC) Program is administered by the Kansas Housing Resources Corporation. Enacted in the Tax Reform Act of 1986, the HTC Program is designed to secure private equity capital for the development of affordable rental housing. The Program can provide as much as 70%-80% of the total development cost which reduces the amount of debt financing in affordable rental housing developments. This credit allows lower rents and greater affordability. The State receives a tax credit allocation from the Federal government, and requires developers/owners to obtain a Resolution of Support from the local government when submitting applications for financing through the Program. The City has received a request from CPD II, LLC (Rob Snyder and Andy Bias) for a City Council Resolution of Support with its application for 9% Housing Tax Credits for the Bitting Place housing project. Under the City’s adopted HTC Policy, developers/owners must present proposed HTC projects to the applicable District Advisory Board (DAB). The policy also requires a review by the City’s Development Coordinating Committee (DCC). The Metropolitan Area Planning Department (MAPD) and the Metropolitan Area Building and Construction Department (MABCD) also review the project for zoning and design appropriateness and provide comment regarding consistency with neighborhood plans, if applicable. Once the project is reviewed by the DAB, DCC, Planning and MABCD, it is forwarded to the City Council for a public hearing with a staff recommendation regarding the Resolution of Support for the HTC application.  Agenda April 19, 2017 3 The proposed Bitting Place housing project is to be developed at 1320 N. Bitting. The site surrounds a commercial development at the southeast corner of Bitting and 13th Street North. According to the applicant, the proposed project will include construction of a three story building in order to provide for a total of 60 apartment units for senior citizens, including 40 two-bedroom units and 20 one-bedroom units. A clubhouse building and a walking path will be constructed, as part of the project. Each apartment will have a patio or balcony with a view of the river. Carports will be offered, in addition to surface parking. HTC rent amounts are estimated to be between $305 and $550 for the one-bedroom units, and $675 for the two-bedroom units. Twelve non-HTC (market-rate) two-bedroom units will be offered, with rent amounts estimated to be $760 per month. The City’s HTC Policy requires a set-aside of 20% of the units for market rate tenants. The proposed project will be in compliance with this requirement. MAPD reviewed the information provided by the developer. The project is compatible with surrounding land uses, and will utilize available capacity in the City’s existing public infrastructure system. The project is consistent with the goal of the Wichita-Sedgwick County Community Investments Plan, which encourages and supports residential infill development within the Established Central Area of Wichita. The project is also consistent with the Residential land use designation for this area as depicted on the 2035 Wichita Future Growth Concept Map. The site is partially zoned LC (Limited Commercial) and TF-3 (Two-Family). Therefore, it will be necessary for the site to be rezoned to LC (Limited Commercial), and then platted. MABCD reviewed the project proposal and the preliminary site plan. Complete construction plans must be submitted for review, and fire hydrant locations must comply with Wichita Fire Department (WFD) standards. The main access drive must be no less than 26 feet in width, in order to provide to meet WFD access requirements. Adaptable units are required in accordance with the Fair Housing Act. Fire alarms and smoke alarms are required, and the building must be protected with an approved automatic fire sprinkler system. The Housing and Community Services Department has determined that the proposed project is consistent with the City’s Comprehensive Housing Policy, specifically, the components related to affordability and availability. Approval of a recommendation for the adoption of a Resolution of Support by the City Council is recommended. The Resolution of Support will not constitute final plan or design approval. If the project is awarded HTCs, the applicant must comply with all requirements associated with appropriate plan reviews required for issuance of a City building permit. These reviews will include compliance with the City of Wichita’s Housing Tax Credit Policy design guidelines. Further, the applicant must comply with any additional reviews that may be requested by the City Council Member in whose district the proposed project is planned. The total project cost is estimated to be $8,801,926. The project will be financed with HTCs, a private bank loan, a loan from the Federal Home Loan Bank Affordable Housing Program, a loan from the Housing Trust Fund, and deferred developer fees. Recommended Action: Staff recommend that the District Advisory Board APPROVE a recommendation for adoption of the Resolution of Support for the HTC application, subject to re-zoning of the site. BOARD AGENDA 5. Issues of Concern DAB members have the opportunity to ask questions regarding City topics and identify issues of concern to be addressed. Recommended Action: Receive and file.  Agenda April 19, 2017 4 6. Neighborhood Reports DAB members may report events/activities from the neighborhood/homeowners groups in their areas. Recommended Action: Receive and propose appropriate action. UPDATES FROM COUNCIL MEMBER The next DAB VI meeting will be held at 6:30 p.m. on May 1, 2017, at the Evergreen Resource Center, 2700 N. Woodland, Wichita, KS 67203. ADJOURN