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Recommendation to declare ordinance amending and restating the Douglas Aircraft Planned Development District (PD-19), read and adopted as read. (District 5)
DISCUSSION
In January 2008, the City Council adopted an amended Ordinance to allow interim uses within the Douglas Aircraft Planned Development District (PD-19). The uses specified within the amended Ordinance were to be based on a 10 year, temporary basis. The uses referenced on the interim basis were applicable to the portion of PD-19 east of Lakewood Boulevard, at the site of the former 717 Aircraft manufacturing facility. They included indoor storage, communication services, indoor manufacturing uses, outdoor storage, portrelated uses and entertainment production uses, such as movie and television studios.
On November 3,2011, the Planning Commission considered an updated text amendment request to implement changes in the language of the PD-19 Ordinance to replace the allowance of some of the interim uses to permanent uses (Exhibit A - Planning Commission Staff Report). After brief consideration, the Planning Commission unanimously voted to recommend approval of the request to City Council.
The subject subarea is located on the east side of Lakewood Boulevard, just south of Carson Street, and also includes the area directly west of the airport. It is the site of the former 717 Aircraft manufacturing facility, and also includes the adjacent· parking lot directly to the south of Conant Street. While PD-19 also includes the area of the C17 west airport facility, no changes are proposed at the C17 site, or that subarea (Exhibit B Location Map).
The Boeing Company is proposing the. amendment to eliminate the uncertainty associated with interim uses within PD-19. An updated Ordinance allowing permanent uses for the 717 site is expected to solidify the market for long-term economic interests with potential tenants. As the most recent amendment was adopted in 2008, the interim period is in its thirdye...
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