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COMPOSITE REPORT-Page 3 Application No. CUP 1479 DANE COUNTY PLANNING DIVISION STAFF COMMENTS (2/24%98) I. BACKGROUND A. The applicant is requesting a conditional use permit to allow construction of 44 apartment units in the B-1 Local Business District. Apartment units are conditional uses when constructed as part of a building housing a permitted use in the B-i district. The applicant's development proposal also contains first-floor retail uses in the two apartment buildings and a convenience store in a separate building. B. The subject property is in the Town of Westport, along CTH M and 1/2 mile west of STH 113. The property is in the central urban service area, where public sewer and water services can be provided. II. ANALYSIS A. The 5.8 acre subject property is currently undeveloped. It is in an area created by a loop street off of CTH M called Willow Road. Willow Road has a rural road cross section. B. A navigable stream runs north to south through the western part of the subject property. The project as proposed would require filling and grading within 300 feet of that stream. The applicant would have to apply for and receive a special exception permit from the Board of Adjustment before any earthmoving could occur in this area. An erosion control plan would also have to be submitted and approved by the County for the entire project before construction. C. The subject property is located within a developing area. Located across Willow Road to the south are the WestshireVillage condominiums, which are marketed to retirees. That project is on approximately 38 acres rezoned to R-4 in 1969. The condominium plat which led to the 307 housing unit project was not recorded until 1996. The development density is approximately 8 units per acre. The development contains a range of housing types, ranging from single family homes to 3 story apartment buildings. Dwelling units near Willow Road include mainly three- and four-unit single story buildings. The project has been partially completed to date. Other properties in the area contain a mix of residential and commercial uses. D. The applicant proposes a mixed residential and commercial development on the site(see Exhibit A). That plan includes two mixed residential and commercial buildings. Each building would be 2 1/2 stories in height, and would contain 22 residential units and 45 underground parking spaces. Each building would also contain approximately 6,100 sq. ft. of first floor retail uses, and would be served by 69 outdoor parking spaces. The main parking lot would have two accesses along Willow Road, directly across from existing or planned access roads to the Westshire Village development. The subject site would also contain an approximately 6,000 sq. ft. convenience store, with what appears on the site plan to be four islands for gasoline pumps and a drive-through car wash. Although this CUP is for the residential uses, the applicant should note that gas pumps and car washes are not allowable uses in the B-1 district. The site plan also includes one to two acres of open space between the residential/commercial buildings and Willow Road, intended in part as a recreational area for residents. The residential development density on the property would be about 8 units per acre, not considering commercial uses.