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Section 2: Existing Property Conditions <br />Thorpe Lane Lofts is being developed at the northwest corner of the intersection of <br />Thorpe Lane and Warden Street. The Project Site is currently comprised an abandoned <br />nursing home facility. The existing nursing home consists of approximate 41,063 -sf <br />building and 26,439 -sf of other impervious covers (parking drives, decks, sidewalks, <br />etc...). The location of this property and proximity to Texas State University lends it to <br />being an excellent location for a mixed use retail /residential development geared towards <br />housing students in close proximity to campus. <br />The Future Land Use Map (FLUM) currently designates this property as Mixed Use <br />(MU). The zoning map currently indicates the Project Site as Mixed Use (MU). The <br />following illustrates the existing zoning and land use map conditions on the property: <br />Section 3: Land Use Designation <br />3.01 Base Zoning: The Thorpe Lane Lofts will be developed on approximately 2.264 <br />acres of land and will feature a multiple story building containing approximately <br />2,060 square feet of ground floor retail and/or office uses and multiple stories of <br />residential loft apartments above and around the retail uses. To accomplish this <br />combination of uses successfully, the PDD shall have a base zoning of Mixed Use <br />(MU). <br />The MU District is intended to provide for a mixture of retail, office, and <br />residential uses in close proximity to enable people to live, work, and purchase <br />necessities in a single location. Within the MU District, the mixing of residential <br />uses in conjunction with retail development is envisioned through the permitting <br />of variety of residential uses including loft apartments and traditional multi - family <br />apartments. Loft apartments are defined as residential living space that is located <br />on the second floor (or above) of a structure that has a nonresidential use, such as <br />an office or retail shop, operating on the first floor. <br />Specific site development standards are identified in the following sections <br />4 <br />