Davis Main Street Concept

The applicant requests approval of the Davis Main Street Concept plan located at 1054 West Main Street in a proposed Mixed-Use Zone. The concept plan includes a vertical mixed-use building with three retail suites, two warehouse suites, and a residential hall on the first floor and six residential units on the second floor. An outdoor resident amenity area is proposed on the second floor.

The existing zoning code does not allow for this type of mixed-use building. However, Planning Staff is continuing work on a Development Code Amendment that will allow this type of mixed-use development. The concept is contingent on the approval of the concurrently filed General Plan amendment to Mixed-Use and a subsequent zone change.

The concept plan shows the building oriented towards Main Street. It includes surface parking with 46 stalls provided. The parking stalls on the north side of the site are shown to be covered. The applicant expressed the intent to have shared parking between the retail and residential uses. Staff recommended that the applicant explore the possibility of shared parking with the concurrently proposed Clark Concept Plan. The retail and residential uses have different peak use time and so shared parking would likely work. A parking study would be required for the approval of a shared parking agreement.

The applicant also included a set of elevations for the site. Full review of the elevations will take place with site plan review, but the building will need to meet the Urban Village non-residential design standards. The proposed elevations show the primary materials to be brick and glass with secondary materials of EIFS and metal. Additional wall and roofline variations will be required to meet the current Development Code standards as noted in the DRC comments.