Ed Garvin (Agent) for Desktop Rentals LLC (Owner) is requesting to an amendment to the Zoning Map from Residential Single Family-6 (RSF-6) to Office Institutional-Transition (OI-T) for properties located at 504 and 506 E. Montgomery Cross Road. The parcels located on the north side of East Montgomery Cross Road between Aegean Avenue and Weiner Drive and total 0.46 acres. Each parcel was developed with a single-family residential structure built in conjunction with the Skyland Terrace Neighborhood.

The intent of the OI-T classification is to “facilitate the orderly transition of properties originally developed for residential use to limited nonresidential uses. These properties are in areas where increased automobile traffic, road widening or other factors have diminished residential viability, resulting in the need for a transitional area to buffer surrounding residential properties.” The definition of this zoning district applies to the proposed rezoning of the subject properties.

The MPC staff report and subsequent recommendation from the Planning Commission find that a rezoning to OI-T would not likely lead to negative impacts on the existing single-family residential neighborhood due to the limited range of uses permitted in the district provided these additional conditions were applied to the rezoning:

1. Any proposed building shall be compatible with the surrounding neighborhood architecturally, with components such as a flat roof and other building design principles that comply with all applicable ordinances (Sec. 5.15.9 Additional Requirements Applicable to the OI Districts);

2. A twenty (20) foot buffer with six (6) foot fence/wall shall be required along the rear and eastern side of the parcel. This shall include four (4) large trees, seven (7) understory trees, and thirty-five (35) shrubs for every 100 lineal feet of buffer required (Sec. 9.5 Screening and Buffers);

3. Fencing for the site shall be opaque and conform with the applicable fencing ordinance (Sec. 9.6 Fences and Walls);

4. Access to the site shall be from a single point of entry from E. Montgomery Cross Road (9.2.5 Driveway Connections);

5. Site lighting shall not exceed .5 foot-candle at the property lines adjacent to residentially zoned parcels. Site lighting shall not exceed 1 foot-candle at property lines adjacent to non­residentially zoned parcels (Section 9.8.6 General Lighting Standards);

6. Free-standing signs shall be monument signs that are no higher than eight (8) feet and no greater than twenty (20) square feet of sign area (Table 9.9-3);

7. The two parcels (504 and 506 E. Montgomery Cross Road) shall be recombined into a single parcel prior to site development;

8. While the ordinance requires site lighting not to exceed a height of thirty-five (35) feet, staff recommends any site lighting that is not building mounted shall be from a cut off light source no greater than fifteen (15) feet in height; and

9. Refuse collection shall be from residential style bins and not from a dumpster enclosure.

All other applicable provisions of the Zoning Ordinance will apply to the rezoning.

On January 12,2021, the Planning Commission recommended approval of the requested rezoning for 504 and 506 E. Montgomery Cross Road from the RSF-6 (Single Family Residential) zoning district to the OI-T (Office Institutional - Transition) zoning district with the following conditions:

1. The two parcels (504 and 506 E. Montgomery Cross Road) shall be recombined into a single parcel prior to site development;

2. A twenty (20) foot buffer with six (6) foot fence/wall shall be required along the rear and eastern side of the parcel. This shall include four (4) large trees, seven (7) understory trees, and thirty-five (35) shrubs for every 100 lineal feet of buffer required;

3. Access to the site shall be from a single point of entry from E. Montgomery Cross Road;

4. Site lighting shall not exceed .5 foot-candle at the property lines adjacent to residentially zoned parcels. Site lighting shall not exceed 1 foot-candle at property lines adjacent to non­residentially zoned parcels;

5. Free-standing signs shall be monument signs that are no higher than eight (8) feet and no greater than twenty (20) square feet of sign area;

6. Any proposed building shall be compatible with the surrounding neighborhood architecturally, with components such as a flat roof and other building design principles that comply with all applicable ordinances;

7. Fencing for the site shall be opaque and conform with the applicable fencing ordinance;

8. Any site lighting that is not building mounted shall be from a cut off light source no greater than fifteen (15) feet in height; and

9. Refuse collection shall be from residential style bins and not from a dumpster enclosure.

All other applicable provisions of the Zoning Ordinance shall apply to the rezoning.