Application #V25-8, filed by Austin Kack on behalf of Overland Property Group, requesting approval of a residential density variance of 53 dwelling units per acre from 43 dwelling units per acre (the maximum density allowed in the R-3 [Multi-Family Residential] district) to 96 units per acre to allow a 140 unit apartment development to be located on a 1.47 acre zoning lot in the C-4 (Central Business) District. The property that is the subject of this application is legally described as Lots 49, 51, 53, 55 and the North 30 ft. of Lot 57 on Santa Fe Avenue and Lots 50, 52, 54, 56, 58 and 60 on Fifth Street, plus vacated alley right-of-way, in the Original Town (now City) of Salina, Saline County, Kansas and is addressed as 248, 250 and 254 North Santa Fe Avenue. Application #V25-10, filed by Austin Kack on behalf of Overland Property Group, requesting approval of a variance to the off-street parking space requirements applicable to multi-family dwellings located in the C-4 (Central Business) district (Section 42-303(21) [and Section 42-553(1)m by reference] of the Zoning Ordinance). The requested variance would be for a reduction of 40 off-street parking spaces (a 36% reduction) from 110 off-street parking spaces (the number of off-street parking spaces required for an 140 unit apartment development in the C-4 district) to 70 off-street parking spaces, the number of off-street parking spaces the property owner is proposing to provide for residents. The property that is the subject of this application is legally described as Lots 49, 51, 53, 55 and the North 30 ft. of Lot 57 on Santa Fe Avenue and Lots 50, 52, 54, 56, 58 and 60 on Fifth Street, plus vacated alley right-of-way and Lot 58 on Santa Fe Avenue, all in the Original Town (now City) of Salina, Saline County, Kansas and is addressed as 248, 250, 254, and 245 North Santa Fe Avenue. |