TO: Mayor and Commission AGENDA DATE: 5/5/2025
FROM: City Manager AGENDA ITEM: 8 - C
SUBJECT:
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Public Hearing - Request for approval of Ordinance No. 14-2025, amending Halifax Crossings Mixed-Use Planned Unit Development (MPUD) for approximately 109.71 acres of land located along the Halifax Crossings Boulevard corridor south and east of the Halifax Hospital Complex within the Activity Center to include the provisions of master development map alternatives and a reduction in the minimum lot size for commercial parcels, at first reading.
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LOCATION:
Citywide
COST:
N/A
SOURCE OF FUNDS:
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ORIGINATING DEPARTMENT:
Planning and Development Services
POTENTIAL MOTION:
Recommendation
“I hereby move to approve Ordinance No. 14-2025, amending the Halifax Crossing Mixed-Use Planned Unit Development for approximately 109.71 acres of land located along the Halifax Crossings boulevard corridor south and east of the Halifax Hospital Complex within the Activity Center to include the provisions of master development map alternatives and a reduction in the minimum lot size for commercial parcels, at first reading.”
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BACKGROUND:
Background
The Halifax Crossing Planned Unit Development (PUD) was originally approved as a Business Planned Unit Development (BPUD) on September 15, 2014. In 2022, the property was amended to Mixed-Use Planned Unit Development (MPUD) to support a broader development vision. An application has since been submitted to amend the current Mixed-Used Planned Unit Development (MPUD) to introduce a new Development Map Alternative (Option B) and reduce the minimum lot size requirements for commercial parcels. The proposed Option B shifts the development emphasis by reducing the total number of multi-family residential units from 809 to 575, eliminating age-restricted housing, and expanding commercial acreage from 21.1 to 75.71 acres. This amendment introduces two primary changes:
1. Commercial Expansion & Residential Reduction - Under the revised plan (Option B), commercial acreage increases to 75.71 acres, while residential density is reduced from 809 units to 575 units, removing all age restricted housing from the development.
2. Smaller Commercial Parcel Sizes - The amendment allows for reduced commercial lot sizes, improving market responsiveness and broadening the appeal to a wider range of commercial tenants.
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