HomeMy WebLinkAboutStaff ReportFebruary 4, 1999
ITEM NO.: 5D LU99-08-04
Name: Land Use Plan Amendment - Central City District
Location: Scott from I-630 to 16`h Street
Reg2 est: Commercial Public Institutional and Low Density
Residential to Mixed Use
Source: Downtown Neighborhood Plan
PROPOSAL REQUEST:
Land Use Plan amendment in the Central City District from
Commercial, Public Institutional and Low Density Residential
to Mixed Use. Mixed Use allows for residential, office and
commercial uses to occur with a Planned Zone District if the
use is not residential.
RECENT AMENDMENTS:
Single Family to Mixed Use (August 18, 1998) in the area
along Commerce from 19`h to 218` Streets
Single Family to Mixed Use (May 21, 1996) in the area south
of Roosevelt Road from Cumberland to I-30
Single Family to Mixed Use (March 5', 1996) in the area west
of Bragg from 23 x to 24`h Streets
Single Family to Public Institutional (February 20, 1996) in
the area between Marshall and Battery from 13`h to 14`h
Streets
Single Family to Mixed Use (January 16, 1996) in the area
west of I-30 from 18`h to 19°h Streets
Single Family to Public Institutional (January 16, 1996)
around the 14`h Street and Park intersection
MASTER STREET PLAN:
Scott Street is a collector from 14`h Street to I-630 and 14`h
Street is classified as a collector. All other streets are
classified as local by the Master Street Plan.
CURRENT ZONING:
The areas west of Scott are zoned "N" Neighborhood
Residential and Commercial -- Capitol Zoning. The area east
of Scott are zoned MR, Medium Density Residential and R-5
Urban Residential.
STAFF REPORT:
As part of the Downtown Neighborhoods Plan effort, the
future land use plan was examined. The committee generally
February 4, 1999
ITEM NO.: 5D (Cont.
LU99-08-04
felt comfortable with the recommended development pattern.
The major concern was how the area would develop. The
design, massing etc. is considered to be very important.
The Committee wishes to assure that any new development is
designed and sited so as to complement and fit the existing
neighborhood. The Committee did have two land use concerns.
The first is that existing single family areas not be
converted to multifamily. (This does not mean that some
densification would be inappropriate.) Addition of
accessory residential units and some conversion is
considered appropriate. However, the conversion of a city
block from single family to high density multifamily is not
appropriate. The other land use concern is the desire to
allow residents to start businesses in their homes whether
home occupations or "cottage industry" types of use.
Flexibility and allowing maximum use of current and future
technology advances should be encouraged.
The area west of Scott is general vacant or nonresidential.
There are two multifamily structures and one single family
home. However, a block and a half is vacant and the block
containing residential is half nonresidential. The blocks
east of Scott contain an abandon junior high (Eastside) and
a nursing home. The Land Use Plan generally slows areas
zoned "N" as Mixed Use. The residentially zoned areas are
large structures, an old school and nursing home. If new
uses are to be found, alternatives must be allowed. Mixed
Use does this but uses a PZD to allow review for
compatibility.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
Approval
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