HomeMy WebLinkAboutZ-3419 Staff AnalysisDecember 18, 1979
Item No. 2 - Z-3419
Owner:
Applicant:
Request:
Purpose:
Existing Zoning:
Site Characteristics:
Size:
Existing Land Use:
Abutting Land Use
and Zoning:
Zoning History:
Applicable Regulations:
Bishop - Wood Insurance Company
Steve Freeman
Rezone to "0-3" General office
Insurance Office (Renovation of
existing commercial building)
"R-2" Single Family
Relatively level, wooded
22,213 Square Feet +
Vacant Commercial Building
North - Vacant
Zoned "0-3"
South - Single Family
Zoned "R-2"
East - Vacant
Zoned "C-3"
West - Single Family
Zoned "R-2"
None
Zoning Ordinance
FACTUAL INFORMATION
December 18, 1979
Item 2
1. NEED AND/OR DEMAND
The applicant intends to renovate an existing
commercial structure for use as an insurance office.
2. COMPATIBILITY WITH MUNICIPAL PLANS
The application seems compatible with existing
development patterns in the area. Shackleford Road has
just been completed as a collector street north from
Markham to Rodney Parham Road. The proposed zoning and
use should provide some transition between the fairly
intense commercial district to the east and the
residential uses to the west.
3. EFFECT ON ENVIRONS
No adverse impacts are expected.
4. NEIGHBORHOOD COMMENTS
No neighborhood position has been established but some
opposition from neighboring residences can be expected.
5. PUBLIC SERVICES/EFFECT ON
No adverse comments have been received.
6. UTILITIES/EFFECT ON
No adverse comments have been received.
7. EFFECT ON PUBLIC FINANCES
No particular fiscal impact is expected.
8. LEGAL CONSIDERATIONS/REASONABLENESS
The property abuts 110-3" Zoning to the north and "C-3"
Zoning to the east. The existing commercial building
predates the property's inclusion within the City
limits. The office use proposed and the requested
zoning seem compatible with the surrounding
neighborhood.
December 18, 1979
Item 2 - Continued
9. STANDARDS OF QUALITY
No standards of quality have been addressed.
10.' TRAFFIC AND STREET RIGHT-OF-WAY
No traffic or street right-of-way issues attend this
case.
ANALYSIS
The property has previously been used for commercial
purposes, and the existing abandoned structure is something
of an eyesore to the neighborhood. The proposed use seems
to assure low key development of the property, and to rid
the neighborhood of one of its least attractive features.
The proposed zoning seems a proper buffer between the
residential uses to the west and the more intensely zoned
property to the east.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends approval.
COMMISSION ACTION:
The applicant was present and there were no objectors.
After a brief discussion, the Commission moved to approve
the application as filed. The motion was passed: 10 ayes,
0 noes and 1 absent.