Washington Square West Civic Association Jan. 23 Zoning Committee Agenda:

Washington Square West Civic Association Jan. 23 Zoning Committee Agenda:

The meeting will be held Tuesday, January 23 at 7pm. 233 South 10th Street, Room 101, Bluemle Life Sciences Building

702-714 Sansom Street and 128 South 7th Street (Jeweler’s Row),  CMX-5 Zoning District

Toll Brothers will be making its official RCO presentation to the WSWCA as required for the Civic Design Review Process.

The conditional zoning permit describes the project as follows:

FOR THE DEMOLITION OF MULTIPLE EXISTING ATTACHED STRUCTURES AND FOR THE LOT ADJUSTMENT TO CREATE ONE (1) NEW LOT FROM SIX (6) EXISTING LOTS.  FOR THE ERECTION OF AN ATTACHED STRUCTURE WITH ROOF DECKS AT THE 2ND, 3RD, 4TH, 15TH, 22ND, AND 24TH FLOORS; NO CHANGE IN HEIGHT OR AREA OF EXISTING ATTACHED STRUCTURE AT FORMER PROPERTY KNOWN AS 712-14 SANSOM ST. FOR USE AS A VACANT COMMERCIAL SPACE ON THE 1ST FLOOR FACING SANSOM ST (SEPARATE USE REGISTRATION REQUIRED PRIOR TO OCCUPANCY), WITH MULTI-FAMILY HOUSEHOLD LIVING (EIGHTY-FIVE (85) DWELLING UNITS) ABOVE, WITH ACCESSORY PARKING PROVIDED OFF-SITE AT 618 MARKET ST, AND 150 S INDEPENDENCE W ML THIRTY (30) ACCESSORY BICYCLE PARKING SPACES AND ONE (1) OFF-STREET LOADING SPACE (ACCESSED FROM S 7TH ST); NO CHANGE TO EXISTING USES OF RETAIL SALES OF WEARING APPAREL AND ACCESSORIES WITHIN EXISTING BUILDING AT 712-14 SANSOM ST; NO SIGNS ON THIS PERMIT.

The civic association will be sending a representative to the Civic Design Review presentation at the Planning Commission scheduled for February 6, 2018. That representative will convey comments on design based on public input at the committee meeting and the opinions of the zoning committee.

1326-28 Chestnut Street (The Hale Building),  CMX-5 Zoning District

APPLICATION IS FOR PROPOSED SIT DOWN RESTAURANT ON 1ST AND 2ND FLOOR, FOOD PREPARATION AREA AND ACCESSORY STORAGE IN BASEMENT WITH ALL OTHER USES AS PREVIOUSLY APPROVED IN AN EXISTING STRUCTURE.

Refusal is for the following:

THE PROPOSED USE, SIT DOWN RESTAURANT, REQUIRES A SPECIAL EXCEPTION APPROVAL IN CHESTNUT/WALNUT STREET AREA.