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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZ-3592 Staff AnalysisNovember 11, 1980 Item No. 7 - Z-3592 Owner: Applicant: Request: Purpose: Existing Zoning: Location: Site Characteristics: Size: Existing Land Use: Abutting Land Use and Zoning: Zoning History: Applicable Regulations: Dr. Wesley Wise James Hathaway Rezone to Various Districts Mixed Use Development "AF" Agriculture and Forestry Southwest Corner Shackleford and Kanis Roads Heavily Wooded, Sloping 142 Acres + Vacant North - Single Family Zoned "R-2" and "0-3" South - Single Family Zoned "R-2" East - Single Family Unclassified West - Single Family Unclassified None Zoning Ordinance and Subdivision Ordinances FACTUAL INFORMATION Item 7 November 11, 1980 1. NEED OR DEMAND The applicant is planning a mixed use development which will be supported primarily by the office uses proposed. There will be some commercial and some residential development as well. 2. COMPATIBILITY WITH MUNICIPAL PLANS Proposal is compatible with the Suburban Development Plan. 3. EFFECT ON ENVIRONS No adverse environmental impacts are expected. 4. NEIGHBORHOOD POSITION No neighborhood comments have been received. 5. PUBLIC SERVICES No adverse comments have been received. 6. UTILITIES/EFFECT ON No adverse comments have been received. 7. EFFECT ON FINANCES This proposed development will add to the City's tax base and likely will provide many jobs. 8. LEGAL/REASONABLE The proposed development is compatible with City plans for the area and will fit with the surrounding developments. 9. STANDARDS OF QUALITY No standards have been addressed. I November 11, 1980 Item No. 7 - Continued 10. TRAFFIC AND FIGHT -OF -WAY A part of the success of this development is dependent upon the construction of a new interchange with I-430 at this location. There will be an internal street system and access to two arterial streets along the north and east boundaries of the property. No right-of-way issues attend this case. ANALYSIS: There is a difference of opinion regarding the proper zoning for the larqest of the several tracts within this property. Staff believes that "0-2" Office and Institutional zoning should be ur -_i bec� use the 'Proposed development involves a substantial ofFice park on :his part of the property, and this is precisely the kind of project which the "0-2" District was developed to accommodate. The applicant (on direction of the proposed user of the property) feels the "0-2" District is not flexible enough for the use intended. This has to do with the scheme of development and t tie phasing of construction and financing. Staff believes that the quality of development will not suffer from a lack of site plan review but does feel that site plan review will not hamper the developer while retaining the kind of control over development for which those provisions of the ordinance were adopted. Use of the "0-2" District should not inaolve any delays in project implementation since the development will be subject to platting approval under multiple building site provisions in any case. Applicant's conce.-n relates to perceived "subjectivity" of the site plan review process. STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends approval with the exception of the "0-3" tracts. These should be zoned "0-2" Office and Institutional. COMMISSION ACTION: The applicant was present and there was one objector. A lengthy discussion ensued regarding the "0-2" zoning versus "0-3" which Staff had recommended. The applicant made a lengthy presentation providing pictures, maps and aerial photos of the area, and described in great detail the proposal made for site requested for "0-3." November 11, 1960 Item No. 7 - Continued Tommy Russell, owner of the southeast corner of the intersection of Kanis and Shacklef_ord Roads, stated that he objected to the "C-2" portion of the application. After a lengthy discussion, the Commission moved to approve the application as filed, with the condition that the owner provide a let;=er stating that they would agree to allow the City to downzone the property from "0-3" to "0-2" if the pending transaction fails to run to completion. The motion was passed: 9 ayes, 0 noes and 2 absent.