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January 6, 2000
ITEM NO.: 16.1 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 Parkway about
January 6, 2000
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ITEM NO.: 16.1 (Cont.) FILE NO.: LU99-18-03
1000' northeast of the site in question.
On November 19, 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 West Hampton 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.) FILE NO.: LU99-18-03
NEIGHBORHOOD COMMENTS:
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.
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