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HomeMy WebLinkAboutminutesJuly 5, 2007 ITEM NO.: 15 FILE NO.: LU07-11-02 Name: Land Use Plan Amendment - 1-430 Planning District Location: Northeast corner of 1-430 and 36th St. Request: Park/Open Space to Mixed Office Commercial Source: Michele Horsey PROPOSAL/REQUEST: The request is for a Land Use Plan amendment in the 1-430 Planning District from Park/Open Space to Mixed Office Commercial for future development. Mixed Office Commercial represents services with a mixture of office and commercial uses. A Planned Zoning District is required if the use is mixed office and commercial. EXISTING LAND USE AND ZONING: This property is 5.54 acres and is currently vacant. It is zoned R-2 Single Family and is vacant and undeveloped. East and north of this site is also zoned R-2 and is vacant. West of the amendment area is Interstate 430 and further west is a Planned Office Development for the Church at Rock Creek with three remaining single-family residences. South of this site is zoned Open Space and Planned Industrial Development for Westrock Engineered Products. FUTURE LAND USE PLAN AND RECENT AMENDMENTS: The amendment area is currently shown as Park/Open Space on the Future Land Use Plan. Park/Open Space is also shown to the south side of 36th Street for the Brodie Creek floodplain. To the north and northeast of the site is planned for Mixed Office Commercial. To the west and northwest, across Interstate 430, is planned for Mixed Use. On July 20, 2004 a change was made to amend the Mixed Use at the north side of 36th Street west of 1-430 to Mixed Office Commercial for future development. On November 18, 2003, a change was made from Mixed Office Commercial to Service Trades District along Old Shackleford Road to accommodate proposed development and to recognize existing conditions. On October 21, 2003, a change was made from Office to Commercial in the Colonel Glenn and 1-430 area about one mile south of the study area for a proposed development. July 5, 2007 SUBDIVISION ITEM NO.: 15 (Cont. FILE NO.: LU07-11-02 On February 4, 2003, a change was made from Multi Family to Mixed Office Commercial on the southwest corner of 1-430 and West 36th Street for a proposed development. On September 19, 2000, a change was made from Mixed Office Commercial and Low Density Residential to Mixed Use on the northeast corner of West 36th Street and Bowman Road for proposed development. MASTER STREET PLAN: West 36'h Street is shown as a Minor Arterial on the Master Street Plan. The plan also describes a modified right of way along this portion of 36th Street of 80 feet to accommodate four lanes of traffic and five lanes at major intersections. A Minor Arterial provides connections to and through an urban area and their primary function is to provide short distance travel within the urbanized area. Entrances and exits should be limited to minimize negative effects of traffic and pedestrians on West 36th Street since it is a Minor Arterial. This street may require dedication of right-of-way and may require street improvements for entrances and exits to the site. BICYCLE PLAN: According to the Master Street Plan bicycle section, a Class II bike route is proposed along 36t Street. A Class II bikeway is located on the street as either a 5' shoulder or six foot marked bike lane. Additional paving and right of way may be required. PARKS: According to the Master Parks Plan, the amendment area is within eight blocks of a park or open space. The floodway of Brodie Creek is shown as a Potential Greenbelt. It serves as an area that may be used for either recreational uses and/or open space opportunities. HISTORIC DISTRICTS: There are no city recognized historic districts that would be affected by this amendment. CITY RECOGNIZED NEIGHBORHOOD ACTION PLAN: The John Barrow Neighborhood Action Plan covers the property under review. The Business and Commercial Goal states a need "to enhance the climate directed towards encouraging new businesses and commercial establishments to located in the area as f: July 5, 2007 SUBDIVISION ITEM NO.: 15 (Cont.) FILE NO.: LU07-11-02 well as retention of existing businesses." This land use amendment would provide more vacant land available in the neighborhood for Commercial or Office uses. ANALYSIS The application site has been shown as Park/Open Space on the Future Land Use Plan since before 1989. The applicant has applied for a Planned Commercial Development in conjunction with this land use plan amendment in hopes that this piece of property might be more marketable. This area was originally designated as Park/Open Space on the Future Land Use Plan because the majority of the property lies in the floodplain of the Panther Branch of Brodie Creek. The application area is bound to the north and east by Mixed Office Commercial, to the south by West 36th Street and to the west by Interstate 430. West 36th Street is shown as a Minor Arterial on the Master Street Plan, which would support an office or commercial development at this site. This application area would have most likely been shown on the Future Land Use Plan as Mixed Office Commercial had the majority of the property not been categorized as floodplain. On the west side of 1-430 at 36th Street is a small strip of Mixed Office Commercial along the right of way, but Park/Open Space is shown directly south of it to recognize the floodplain. It seems reasonable to amend the portion of this property that is not in the floodway to Mixed Office Commercial. Staff believes that a change to the land use plan would be acceptable at this site, provided that the land shown as floodway according to the FEMA Firm panels remain shown as Park/Open Space on the Future Land Use Plan. NEIGHBORHOOD COMMENTS: Notices were sent to the following neighborhood association: John Barrow Neighborhood Association. Staff has received no comments from area residents. STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS: Staff believes the change is appropriate as long as the land shown as floodway remains shown as Park/Open Space on the Future Land Use Plan. PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: (JULY 5, 2007) The item was placed on the consent agenda for approval. 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