An Ordinance to Rezone 8.44 Acres Located at 1147 East President Street from I-L (Light Industrial) to B-C (Community Business). This Ordinance follows the City Council's May 25, 2017, Zoning approval of the request by the petitioner, D.J. Desai as Agent for W.J. Bremer, Jr. et al, Owner.

The subject site is located south of President Street and the Madison Retail properties, east of Hitch Village, and west of the Bilbo Canal. It is accessed by an easement along the Bilbo Canal and a planned frontage road along the south side of President Street, and by the unopened city right of way designated “Normandy Street.” Presently, the site is a demolition debris site under a consent order for remediation.

The petitioner is proposing to remediate the site, removing all debris and potentially contaminated soil, and re-fill and grass the site preparatory to development. The petitioner also is seeking to construct several hotels and parking structures on the site. Hotels are not a permitted use in the I-L zoning classification. Granting the requested zoning change will allow the proposed hotels to move forward.

Approval