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 1-2 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 />1-2 Light-Medium Industrial to S-W Whiteaker Special Area Zone <br />Existing 1-2 Zone <br />Proposed S-W Zone <br />STANDARD <br />EC 9.2460 <br />EC 9.3915 <br />Maximum Building Height <br />None* <br />45 feet** <br />Minimum Front Yard Setback <br />None <br />None <br />Maximum Front Yard Setback <br />None <br />15 feet*** <br />Garbage Screening <br />Required <br />Required <br />Underground Utilities <br />Not required <br />Underground <br />Drive-Through Facilities <br />Not permitted <br />Not permitted <br />Residential Density <br />One dwelling unit per <br />No Minimum / R-4 Maximum <br />site <br />development <br />Residential Development <br />Dwelling unit sited within <br />In accordance with C-2 <br />Standards <br />or behind primary <br />residential standards + Multi- <br />structure when feasible <br />Family for 3 or more units <br />Industrial Development <br />In accordance with 1-2 <br />Standards <br />1-2 standards <br />standards with limited <br />exceptions <br />Commercial Development <br />In accordance with <br />In accordance with C-2 <br />Standards <br />special use limitations <br />standards <br />described in EC 9.2451 <br />In accordance with the least <br />Mixed Use Development <br />restrictive standards (1-2 or C-2) <br />Standards <br />No <br />specific allowances <br />that are applicable to the <br />project <br />*The 1-2 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 />