improvements, staff do not see that the City has the authority to require the developer to <br />invest in the sort of public improvements which would better activate this section of Railroad <br />Boulevard for public transit or active transportation modes. As discussed below, future <br />development proposals will likely trigger additional land use review at which time street-front <br />design and transit infrastructure can be more appropriately evaluated. <br />Comparison of Development Standards <br />Planning Commissioners also requested a review of the relevant development standards that <br />would be impacted by the change in zoning. The existing development (e.g. warehousing and <br />manufacturing) is zoned I-2 Light-Medium Industrial. However, new development standards <br />would come into play if the plan amendments and zone change were approved. The following <br />table provides a comparison of noteworthy differences between the existing and proposed <br />zones with clarifications provided where necessary to describe the potential changes due to <br />these applications. <br />I-2 Light-Medium Industrial to S-W Whiteaker Special Area Zone <br />Existing I-2 Zone Proposed S-W Zone <br />STANDARD <br />EC 9.2460 EC 9.3915 <br />Maximum Building Height None* 45 feet** <br />Minimum Front Yard Setback None None <br />Maximum Front Yard Setback None 15 feet*** <br />Garbage Screening Required Required <br />Underground Utilities Not required Underground <br />Drive-Through Facilities Not permitted Not permitted <br />One dwelling unit per <br />Residential Density No Minimum / R-4 Maximum <br />development site <br />Dwelling unit sited within In accordance with C-2 <br />Residential Development <br />or behind primary residential standards + Multi- <br />Standards <br />structure when feasible Family for 3 or more units <br />In accordance with I-2 <br />Industrial Development <br />I-2 standards standards with limited <br />Standards <br />exceptions <br />In accordance with <br />Commercial Development In accordance with C-2 <br />special use limitations <br />Standards standards <br />described in EC 9.2451 <br />In accordance with the least <br />restrictive standards (I-2 or C-2) <br />Mixed Use Development <br />No specific allowances <br />that are applicable to the <br />Standards <br />project <br />*The I-2 zone has no height limit, except that any portion of a building within 50-feet of the <br />abutting residential zoning to the north and east of the subject site is limited to 35 feet. <br />**S-W has a height limit of 45-feet; except that any portion of a building within 50-feet of <br />an abutting residential zone shall not exceed the maximum building height permitted in the <br />residential zone. <br /> <br />