HomeMy WebLinkAboutStaff Report with MinutesAugust 6, 1998
ITEM NO.: 5 FILE NO.: LU98-07-
Name: Land Use Plan Amendment - I-30 District
Location: 1500 and 1600 block of Boyce Street
Request: Single Family to Industrial
Source: Jim Osborne
PROPOSAL _/ REQUEST:
Land Use Plan amendment in the I-30 Planning District from Single
Family to Industrial. Industrial represents a wide variety of
manufacturing, warehousing research and development, processing
and industry related office and service activities. The site is
approximately 0.72 acres.
CURRENT LAND USE AND ZONING:
Lot 5 is currently zoned R-3 and Lot 6 is currently zoned R-5.
Both are shown as Single Family on the Land Use Plan. To the
north, also shown as single family on the Land Use Plan, are lots
2,3 and 4, which are zoned I-3. This application is on the
northeast corner of a Single Family island that is totally
surrounded by Industrial uses, both on the Land Use Plan and by
the zoning pattern. This area was last Reviewed in the I=30 Plan
adopted in December 1987.
RECENT AMENDMENTS:
There have not been any recent Land Use Plan Amendments in this
area.
MASTER STREET PLAN:
15`h Street and Fletcher Street are shown as Principal Arterials
on the Master Street Plan. This is a continuation of I-630 to the
airport. Boyce, 16`h, and 17`h Streets are local streets.
BACKGROUND:
The Garden Homes Addition neighborhood is a stable area of single
family houses of a modest size. There are few vacant lots and
few non -occupied structures. Even though the neighborhood is
totally surrounded by industrial uses, this neighborhood has
retained a sense of place and community.
The placement of a warehouse use on this corner site would be a
major intrusion into the neighborhood.
August 6, 1998
ITEM NO.: 5 (Cont.) FILE NO.: LU98-07-01
NEIGHBORHOOD COMMENTS:
Notices were sent to the following neighborhood associations:
East End Civic League and Hanger Hill. As of this printing, we
have not had any response form the neighborhoods or citizens.
STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS:
Staff believes the change is not appropriate.
STAFF UPDATE:
After further review of the application, staff recommends
approval of the application with the condition of a PZD required.
Submittal by the applicant to a PZD review will not guarantee
passage of any future rezonings. The proposed use should be of a
low intensity use - low key. Applications for development on this
site will be carefully examined for the following concerns, but
not limited to: access (building orientation and entry, both
vehicular and pedestrian); buffers, screening and landscaping;
height; curb cuts; building fagade design and building materials;
noise; and parking.
PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: (AUGUST 6, 1998)
This item was placed on the consent agenda and was approved with
a vote of 9-0-0-1. Chairman Lichty recused. Applicant agreed to
file a PID for any future development.
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