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ITEM NO.: C FILE NO.: LU 99-18-03
Name: Land Use Plan Amendment - Ellis Mountain
Planning District
Location: Northwest and Southwest corners of Gamble Rd.
and West Glen Dr.
Request: Single Family to Low Density Residential
Source: Frank Riggins, The Mehlburger Firm
PROPOSAL / REQUEST:
Land Use Plan amendment in the Ellis Mountain Planning
District from Single Family to Low Density Residential. Low
Density Residential accommodates a broad range of housing
types including single family attached, single family
detached, duplex, town homes, multi -family and patio or
garden homes. Any combination of these and possibly other
housing types may fall in this category provided that the
density is between six (6) and ten (10) dwelling units per
acre.
The applicant wishes to build single level patio homes.
EXISTING LAND USE AND ZONING:
The property under review is currently vacant and zoned R-2
residential and is approximately 1.60+ acres in size. The
neighboring property to the north is zoned 0-3 General
Office and occupied by an auto salvage lot. The rest of the
neighboring property consists of vacant land zoned R-2
Single Family Residential. Single family residences occupy
the property to the east and south. The property to the
west remains largely vacant.
FUTURE LAND USE PLAN AND RECENT AMENDMENTS:
On March 2, 1999 a various changes were made along the Kanis
Road corridor north of the applicant's property.
On December 15, 1998 a change was made from Single Family to
Public Institutional at 600 Kirby Road about three fourths
of a mile northwest of the amendment area.
On December 15, 1998 a change was made from Office to
Commercial and Park/Open Space at Timber Ridge and Chenal
January 20, 2000
ITEM NO.: C (Cont.) FILE NO.: LU99-18-03
Parkway about 1000' northeast of the site in question.
On November 191 1996 a change was made from Office to
Commercial and Park/Open Space at Timber Ridge and Chenal
Parkway about a three fourths of a mile northeast of the
area under review.
On November 7, 1996 a change was made form Single Family to
Low Density Residential west of Cooper Orbit and Spring
Valley about a mile west of the applicant's property.
The area under review is shown as Single Family and Low
Density Residential on the Land Use Plan. The property to
the north is shown as Low Density Residential, to the north
east is Suburban Office, while the rest of the surrounding
property is shown as Single Family.
MASTER STREET PLAN:
Gamble Road, West Glen Drive, and Westhampton Drive are
shown on the Master Street Plan as residential streets.
PARKS:
There are no parks shown on the Park System Master Plan
effected by this action.
CITY RECOGNIZED NEIGHBORHOOD ACTION PLAN:
This property sits in an area not covered by a city
recognized neighborhood action plan.
ANALYSIS:
The neighboring property to the north was part of the Kanis
Corridor Study and subsequently changed from Transition to
Low Density Residential on the Land Use Plan. This
amendment would extend the Low Density Residential further
to the south to include all of the applicant's property.
The applicant's request resulted from a replat of lots
originally platted for single family residences. The replat
resulted in an increase of residential density from eight
units to sixteen units. The increase in density is within
the limits of Low Density Residential. The units are single
family detached dwellings, more specifically, patio homes.
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January 6, 2000
SUBDIVISION
ITEM NO.: 16.1 (Cont.
NEIGHBORHOOD COMMENTS:
FILE NO.: LU99-18-03
Notices were sent to the following neighborhood associations:
Gibraltar / Pt. West / Timber Ridge Neighborhood Association,
Parkway Place Property owners Association, and Spring Valley
Property Owners Association. Staff has received no comments
from area residents.
STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS:
Staff believes the change is appropriate. This change to Low
Density Residential would slightly expand the area already
designated as Low Density Residential along West Glen.
PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION:
(January 6, 2000)
This item was placed on the consent agenda for deferral to the
January 20, 2000 meeting. A waiver of the bylaws was necessary
since the request from the applicant for the deferral was
received on the day of the Planning Commission meeting. The
consent agenda was approved with a vote of
11-0-0.
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