ZON-23-032 (ARC-23-022) 125 WORTH AVE (COMBO)–SPECIAL EXCEPTION WITH SITE PLAN REVIEW AND VARIANCES. The applicant, 125 Worth Partners LLC, has filed an application requesting Town Council review and approval for a Special Exception with Site Plan Review for the substantial demolition exceeding 50% exterior building elevations for the renovation and expansion of the existing four story nonconforming commercial building (with underground parking) including multi-story additions and façade alterations proposing in accordance with the Worth Avenue Design Guidelines and a Special Exception to permit retail and office uses greater than 4,000 SF gross leasable area in the C-WA district. Additionally, the applicant is seeking review and approval for Variances (1) to reduce the required parking; (2) to modify and expand nonconforming four-story building; (3) to exceed the maximum overall building height in order to construct a new rooftop and rooftop projections; (4) to exceed the maximum allowable lot coverage for the fourth level; (5) to reduce the required front yard setback, (6) to eliminate the requirement for an on-site loading space, (7) to retain and increase the existing nonconforming lot coverage for the first, second and third levels; (8) to retain the existing nonconforming building length; (9) to retain the existing nonconforming landscape open space; and (10) to further increase the existing nonconforming floor area due in association with the voluntary demolition of portions of the nonconforming building exceeding 50% of exterior wall square footage, in conjunction with the renovation of an existing four-story office and retail building. [The Architectural Review Commission has moved this project forward to the Town Council for zoning review prior to the architectural design review at their February 22, 2023, meeting.]

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