Z-5549 Staff AnalysisMarch 10, 1992
ITEM NO.: 5 Z-5549
Owner:
Applicant:
Location:
Request:
Purpose:
Size:
Existing Use:
Landel, Inc.
Landel, Inc. by Sam M. Vogel, Jr.
4709 West 65th Street
Rezone from C-3 to C-4
Auto Sales
1.04 acres
Vacant Commercial
SURROUNDING LAND USE AND ZONING
North - Industrial, zoned I-2
South - Single -Family, zoned R-2
East - Vacant and Auto Sales, zoned C-4
West - Commercial, zoned C-3
STAFF ANALYSIS
The property in question, 4709 West 65th Street, is currently
zoned C-3. The request before the Commission is to rezone
the site to C-4 to permit auto sales. Directly to the east,
at the corner of West 65th and Wakefield, there is an
existing used car lot and the proposal is to extend the
business onto the lot under consideration. At this time,
there is one building on the property and approximately
two-thirds of the lot is paved; the rear 100 feet are
unimproved and wooded.
Zoning found in the area includes R-2, R-5, C-3, C-4, and
I-2. The site abuts C-4 on the east, C-3 on the west and R-2
on the south, the Wakefield Subdivision. Across West 65th,
there is a large tract zoned I-2. The most recent zoning
action in the general vicinity was a C-4 reclassification at
the northwest corner of West 65th and Butler. Land use is a
combination of single family, multifamily, commercial and
industrial. There is also a baseball field located on the
land identified by Z-1815. The existing single family
residences are part of the large Wakefield Subdivision, which
is the neighborhood directly south of West 65th Street.
On the land use element of the 65th Street East Plan, the
property is shown as "mixed industrial/ commercial". Over the
years, the city has endorsed a zoning pattern of C-3, C-4 and
I-2 for the recommended land use concept. Based on the plan
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March 10, 1992
ITEM NO.: 5 Z-5549 (Cont.
and existing zoning, staff's position is that C-4 is a
reasonable option for the property. It appears that zoning
in place has not had an impact on the single family
residences, and it is doubtful that the proposed C-4 will
have any affect on the R-2 neighborhood. The lots directly
behind the property are at a higher elevation, so the grade
difference should help minimize any potential problems
created by the reclassification and use.
(In the C-4 district, open display is prohibited in the first
20 feet of the required front yard setback.)
ENGINEERING COMMENTS
There are none to be reported.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends approval of the C-4 rezoning as requested.
PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: (MARCH 10, 1992)
The application was represented by Tripp Vogel of Vogel
Realty, the owners of the property. There were no objectors
present. (Staff did report that several calls in opposition
to the request were received by the office.) Mr. Vogel
answered some questions and described the existing uses in
the area. Mr. Vogel told the Commission that the rear
100 feet were wooded and could act as buffer.
Clark Monroe, the proposed buyer of the lot, said the
property would be used for auto sales and has no immediate
plans for the 100 foot area in the back of the site.
Bob Brown, Plans Specialist, addressed the landscaping and
buffering requirements. Mr. Brown said that a 15 foot buffer
would be needed in the rear. Mr. Brown then answered some
questions about landscaping.
Clark Monroe spoke again and said that he would place a fence
at the end of the existing pavement.
A motion was made to recommend approval of C-4 as requested.
The motion passed by a vote of 10 ayes, 1 nay and 0 absent.
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