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File #: FBZN-24-0016    Version: Name: OneVeLa
Type: Planning Case Status: Agenda Ready
File created: 1/13/2025 In control: City Council
On agenda: 4/7/2025 Final action:
Title: Appeal of the Downtown Review Board's approval of a Form-Based Zone Development Plan for the ONE Vela Mixed Use Building on a 1.09 acre, FBZ-CEN (Form-Based Zone - Central Sector) zoned property located on the northeast corner of Sahwatch St. and W. Costilla St. (Quasi-Judicial) Related Files: NA Located in Council District 3 Presenter: Ryan Tefertiller, Planning Manager, Urban Planning Division Kevin Walker, Director, Planning Department
Sponsors: Planning Department
Attachments: 1. DRB Staff Report_ONE Vela_RT, 2. Attachment 1 - ONE Vela Zoning Exhibit, 3. Attachment 2 - Stakeholder Comments, 4. Attachment 3 - ONE Vela Project Statement, 5. Attachment 4 - ONE Vela Development Plan, 6. Attachment 5 - Experience Downtown Plan on a Page, 7. Attachment 6 - PlanCOS Vision Map, 8. Appeal Statement - One Vela, 9. Combined Late Stakeholder Input ONE Vela 020325, 10. Combined Late Stakeholder Input ONE Vela 020425, 11. DIANNE BRIDGES APPEAL PRESENTATION, 12. ONE Vela_FBZDP_CityCouncil Appeal Presentation_RBT_040725, 13. DRB_Minutes_2.4.25 Final, 14. One Vela City Council Application Presentation 040125
Related files: URAP-24-0002

Title
Appeal of the Downtown Review Board's approval of a Form-Based Zone Development Plan for the ONE Vela Mixed Use Building on a 1.09 acre, FBZ-CEN (Form-Based Zone - Central Sector) zoned property located on the northeast corner of Sahwatch St. and W. Costilla St.
(Quasi-Judicial)


Related Files: NA

Located in Council District 3



Presenter:
Ryan Tefertiller, Planning Manager, Urban Planning Division
Kevin Walker, Director, Planning Department



Body
Summary:
Owner: 14 Costilla, LLC
Developer: ONE Vela
Representative: Hord Coplin Macht
Location: 14, 20, 22, and 30 W. Costilla St.

Record number FBZN-24-0016 is a Form-Based Zone Development Plan that was submitted in December of 2024 to allow construction of a 27-story Mixed Use building with 400 apartment units, roughly 8,300 square feet of street-level commercial use, and approximately 450 off-street parking stalls. The project was referred by Staff to the Downtown Review Board for a public hearing based on notable stakeholder interest. On February 4, 2025 the Downtown Review Board approved the development plan unanimously (8-0 with one member absent) based on their finding that the application meets the required development standards and design guidelines as set forth in Form-Based Code Sections 2 and 4. The Board's approval included a number of technical modifications that Planning Staff must confirm are resolved before final approval.


Background:
Please see the attached Downtown Review Board Staff Report for a complete analysis of the proposed application. The appellant's appeal statement provides their justification for overturning the Downtown Review Board decision.

Review Criteria:
Form-Based Zone Development Plans must comply with the quantifiable development standards found in Section 2 of the Form-Based Code. Significant discussion and analysis of those standards is included in the Downtown Review Board staff report.

The review criteria for an appeal as set forth i...

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