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An ordinance approving Amendment No. 9 to the Rutledge Hill Redevelopment Plan pertaining to certain uses. (Proposal No. 2024M-003OT-001)
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WHEREAS, the Rutledge Hill Redevelopment Plan (the "Rutledge Hill Plan") consisting of text, exhibits, and maps, currently exists as previously approved by Ordinance Number 80-133, and subsequently amended by Ordinance Nos. 86-1131, 87-1695, 91-1520, 97-755, 97-754, BL2005-875, BL2013-377, and BL2014-699, and BL2019-1645; and
WHEREAS, Section C. LAND USE PLAN, subsection 4 Mixed Use, of the Rutledge Hill Plan provides that retail sales and services are permitted provided they do not include "auto-oriented uses"; and
WHEREAS, the term "auto-oriented uses" is not defined in the Rutledge Hill Plan; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to the Agreed Final Judgment dated August 13, 2021, in the litigation between SRE Tennessee 8, LLC ("SRE") and the Metropolitan Development and Housing Agency (collectively the "Parties"), the Parties agreed to allow the development of a high-end virtual auto showroom and service center under the Audi brand located at 15 Lindsley Avenue (the "Audi Dealership"); and
WHEREAS, the Audi Dealership has been in successful operation since March 2023 as an economic enhancement in the Rutledge Hill area; and
WHEREAS, given the success of the Audi Dealership, an affiliate of SRE desires to develop and operate a similar high-end virtual auto showroom and service center under the Porsche brand located at 25 Lindsley Avenue (the "Porsche Dealership"), directly adjacent to the Audi Dealership; and
WHEREAS, it is appropriate that the Rutledge Hill Plan be amended to clarify auto-oriented uses does not include the Audi Dealership at 15 Lindsley Avenue and the Porsche Dealership at 25 Lindsley Avenue; and
WHEREAS, this amendment to the Rutledge Hill Plan has been adopted by the Board of Commissioners of the Metropolitan Development and Housing Agency and is subject to review and approval by the Metropolitan Council; an...
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