Each month, the Planning Department posts advance notification of and access to information on matters that come before the Planning Commission and the Board of Zoning Appeals. Find them on Morgantown.com here.
JUNE 2012
Nothing proposed for Third Ward (Wiles Hill, Highland Park, Sunnyside, Downtown) for the month of April.
MAY 2012
In Third Ward (Wiles Hill, Highland Park, Sunnyside, Downtown), Friend Rentals LLC has submitted a Conditional Use petition and four Variance petitions for a proposed development at 146 Third Street. The proposed building design requires 1) a conditional “Off-site parking” use approval, 2) variance relief from Article 1339.04 as it relates to side yard setbacks, 3) variance relief from the Sunnyside Overlay District design standards relating to cementitious siding, trim, vinyl shutters, cast-in-pattern brick mold relief foundation walls, 4) recessed windows, window transparency, and 5) dedicated non-residential space on the ground floor all of which must be approved by the Board of Zoning Appeals.
The Board of Zoning Appeals will hold a Public Hearing on this issue Wednesday, May 16, 2012 at 6:30 p.m.
APRIL 2012
Nothing proposed for Third Ward (Wiles Hill, Highland Park, Sunnyside, Downtown) for the month of April.
MARCH 2012
Verizon was approved to put three cell phone towers on the top of the Hotel Morgan this summer. Expect cranes on lower High!
In Third Ward (Wiles Hill, Highland Park, Sunnyside, Downtown), Verizon Wireless submitted a Development of Significant Impact Site Plan petition for the Hotel Morgan property. Verizon wants to build three wireless towers and use stealth walls to camouflage the antenna from view. A “Class II Telecommunications Facility” requires Planning Commission approval as a Development of Significant Impact.
The Planning Commission Hearing was held Thursday, March 8, 2012 at 6:30 p.m. in Council Chambers. Find the results to S12-01-III here.
Also in Third Ward (Wiles Hill, Highland Park, Sunnyside, Downtown), Sunnyside Properties, LLC, has submitted a Zoning Map Amendment petition for properties located at 300-304 Carson Street. He wants to change the zoning classification of the subject property from an R-3, Multi-Family Residenial District to B-2, Service Business District. Zoning Map Amendment decisions are made by City Council in the form of an ordinance, however, the Planning Commission must first review the petition and make a recommendation to Council for or against the plan.
The Planning Commission Hearing was held Thursday, March 8, 2012 at 6:30 p.m. in Council Chambers. Find the results to RZ12-01 here.
Also in Third Ward (Wiles Hill, Highland Park, Sunnyside, Downtown), GCF2, LLC wants to build a five-unit multi-family dwelling structure (with a total of 15 bedrooms) at 224 McLane Avenue. The proposed building design requires variance relief from the Sunnyside Overlay District design standards like cementitious siding, trim, vinyl shutters, cast-in-pattern brick mold relief foundation walls, recessed windows, and window transparency, which must be approved by the Board of Zoning Appeals.
The Board of Zoning Appeals heard this issue on Wednesday, March 21, 2012. Find the results to V12-05 here, and results to V12-06 here.
Last, in Third Ward (Wiles Hill, Highland Park, Sunnyside, Downtown), Car Tunes at 1233 University Avenue would like conditional use approval for an “Incidental Automobile-oriented Use” in the B-4 General Business District, which requires approval by the Board of Zoning Appeals.
The Board of Zoning Appeals heard this issue Wednesday, March 21, 2012. Find the results to CU12-03 here.
