The City Planning Commission met on Tuesday, May 13, 2025, at 1:30 p.m. to consider several zoning and design review items, a presentation on the Mandatory Inclusionary Zoning (MIZ) market feasibility study, and the ratification of subdivision approvals. The meeting included public testimony on multiple dockets.
We're going to get started first with roll call, followed by adoption of our meeting minutes and then our regular business. So first we'll start with with roll call. Commissioner Josh Gupta. Commissioner Whitry. Present. That'd be Commissioner Jordan present. Commissioner Steve. Here. Commissioner Stewart. Present. Next I'll read the formal public hearing rules. So the City Planning Commission has established certain rules governing the procedures to be followed at public hearings. Before speaking, each person shall give their name, address, and state whom he or she is representing. The request is motivated by the applicant's desire to expand the campus westward with the construction of an above-ground gymnasium and the addition of a lobby at the entrance of the Fine Arts Building. As proposed, the amendment would permit the construction of a 10,614 square foot gymnasium with ground level parking near First Street. The structure would measure approximately four stories in height and increase the site's off-street parking by three additional spaces. Located in the garden district. Plans are subject to the review and approval of the historic district landmark commissions or HDLC. Finding that the proposed amendment does not substantive substantially anticipy the operations of the school or significantly impact vehicle traffic circulation. Staff therefore recommend approval. Thank you. Hey folks, uh Jack Sawyer, SQD Muserpol Architects, 400 Lafayette Street here, obviously in support of the project and to answer any questions you have. We also have my McGee School client here who have filled out a few speaker cards if needed if there's any opposition to respond to. Okay. Yep. Thank you. Okay. Does anyone want to speak from McGee? We only have the one card. No? Okay. Thank you. Okay. So we we have no uh additional common cards in support or opposition. Are there any questions from the commission? Or I have a motion. Go ahead. Not to make it sound like a political convention, but as a proud father of a McGee alumna. I won't say class of what year. Um I move approval. Uh McGee's served my daughter very well, and it is a really great institution. I'll second the motion. Okay, so we have a motion on the floor for approval uh from Commissioner Steag, seconded by Commissioner Whitry. Is there any further discussion? If not, we'll vote our machines. There we go. Oh, other is the machine frozen. Okay. So we're gonna do roll call, uh, roll call vote. Uh Commissioner Joe Shapupta.