Cedar Park Neighbors is holding a pubic zoning meeting this Thursday (March 29) that will focus on two development proposals on Baltimore Avenue:

• The event space Petite Féte has requested a use certificate for a banquet hall for up to 49 people on the first floor at 5042 Baltimore Ave. This site is currently zoned CMX-2 (Commercial use) and also has two residential units above (on the second and third floor). The proposed use, “Assembly and Entertainment,” requires a special exception approval in this zoning district. 

• The owner of a vacant lot at 4829 Baltimore Ave. is requesting a variance for the construction of an attached five-unit residential building. This site is currently zoned RSA-3, which would allow a single-family structure by-right. The owner needs a variance from the city for use and for lot coverage. This appeal to the ZBA is to request a use variance for a five-unit building in a single-family zone, and to request that 22 percent of the lot be open area, as opposed to the 50 percent open area required by zoning.

The meeting will take place at Calvary Community Center (48th and Baltimore; entrance is on Baltimore Ave, small side door), beginning at 7:30 p.m. All interested parties and neighbors are welcome to come to the meeting to see the proposed plans and elevations for the new building at 4829 Baltimore, to hear the discussion about the Petite Féte site, and to voice their opinions on these issues. If you cannot make this meeting and wish to comment, please contact Cedar Park Neighbors at Zoning@cedarparkneighbors.org