HomeMy WebLinkAboutminutesNovember 10, 2005
SUBDIVISION
ITEM NO.. 18 (Cont.) FILE N0.: LU05-10-02
and Whitfield. The Church property is adjacent to a part of the application
property. The single-family neighborhood is accustom to these public/quasi-
public institutional uses within rather than adjacent to the neighborhood. All
these uses were originally built to service the residents of the neighborhood.
Suburban Office use is intended to allow office development near or adjacent to
Single Family homes. The intention is to review the proposed office use to
assure the design is such that it is compatible with the adjacent homes. The
location of the proposal is at the intersection of two local residential streets.
These streets are already impacted (adversely) by the school traffic. Both school
buses and parents waiting to pick-up students line Stannus in the early
afternoon.
The structure is clearly not single family. With the values of property in the area
and the way property is currently developed, it is very unlikely to ever be
redeveloped into single family. It is possible to redevelop this site for multifamily
or nonresidential use. With its location away from a major street and across the
street from an elementary school, any new use's impacts must be carefully
reviewed.
The best use for the site would be one which creates little to no traffic. The use
should not bring additional traffic into the area from other parts of the city. The
preferred development would be to remain pulbic or quasi -public with little to no
customers or clients arriving at the site during school hours.
NEIGHBORHOOD COMMENTS:
Notices were sent to the following neighborhood associations: John Barrow,
Westwood and Campus Place. Staff has received no comments from area
residents. None of the Neighborhood Associations contacted have indicated a
position to the City on the change.
STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS:
Staff believes the change is not appropriate.
PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: (NOVEMBER 10, 2005)
Walter Malone, Planning Staff reviewed the requested Plan change and
surrounding use pattern. This is an established stable neighborhood with
Public/Quasi-public uses in place. With the existing use pattern and traffic
pattern any new use should have low to no traffic generation and preferable be a
quasi -public use. Staff can not support the proposed amendment. The zoning
item was reviewed and both were discussed together. For a complete review of
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November 10, 2005
SUBDIVISION
ITEM NO.: 18 [Cont.] FILE NO.: LU05-10-02
the minutes see item 18.1, Z-7950. By a vote of 0 for, 9 against and 2 absent the
item was denied.
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