HomeMy WebLinkAboutZ-3615-A Staff AnalysisMarch ;, 1989
Item No. 2 - Z -3615-A
Owner:
Applicant:
Location:
Request:
Purpose:
Size:
Baird, Incorporated
Baird, Incorporated
by John V. Schlereth
West Markham and Ash Street
Rezone from "C-1" to "C-3"
Commercial
0.16 acres
Existing Use: Retail drugstore
SURROUNDING LAND USE AND ZONING:
North - Duplex, zoned "R-4"
South - Commercial, zoned "C-3"
East - Eating establishment, zoned PCD
West - Savings & loan branch office, zoned "C-1"
STAFF ANALYSIS:
The site under consideration is a 50 foot lot and the
request is to rezone the property from "C-1" to "C-3" for an
unspecified commercial use. The lot is part of a larger
tract that is made up of three residential lots with the
southern two being zoned "C-3." At this time, there is a
retail drugstore on the site with the entire building being
situated,on the "C-3" lots. The lot in question is a
driveway and asphalt area on the southern half of it. The
remaining portion is undeveloped and has a small drainageway
on it.
Zoning found in the general area is "R-3," "R-4," "R-4,"
110-3," "C-1," "C-3" and PCD. The lot abuts "R-4," "C-1" and
"C-3" with a PCD (Taco Bell) across Ash Street. Land use is
single family on the blocks to the north with a mixed
pattern along the West Markham frontage and the first block
north of West Markham. Some of the uses on the lots
adjacent to West Markham are multifamily, office, a savings
and loan branch, an eating place and a florist. Across Ash
Street is a Taco Bell establishment, a recent development,
and to the west is the savings and loan branch office.
South of West Markham is State property with a complex of
buildings and a number of uses.
March 7, 1989
Item No. 2 - Z -3615-A (Continued) _
History on the lot dates back to 1980 when the property was
rezoned as part of the conversion adjustment process. At
that time, the site was a drive-in financial institution and
the initial request was to rezone from "0-3" to "C-3." A
change was made to the Zoning Ordinance that allowed the lot
to be rezoned to "C-1" and not "C-3" as requested. (The
conversion strategy was used after the current Zoning
Ordinance was adopted and permitted property owners to
rezone to the appropriate district based on the use.)
Staff's position is that the "C-1" provides a reasonable
transition from the existing "C-3" to the residential area
and finds no reason to support the requested change at this
time. The "C-3" district allows a wider range of uses which
could have an impact on the neighborhood and create an
undesirable land use relationship. The Heights/Hillcrest
Plan shows the property for office use and part of a larger
office area adjacent to West Markham, so there is the issue
of the request being in conflict with the adopted land use
plan even though the current zoning does not conform to the
plan.
ENGINEERING COMMENTS:
None reported.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends denial of the "C-3""request as filed.
PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: (March 7, 1989)
The owner, Baird, incorporated, was represented by Dickson
Flake. There were no objectors in attendance. Mr. Flake
described the site as a 50 foot lot on Ash Street and said
it was a part of a larger tract that was 150' x 1501, or a
total of three lots. He said the property has been used
commercially for at least 15 years and it needed to be zoned
as a whole. Mr. Flake pointed out that two lots, the first
100 feet, were zoned "C-3" and the request was only for the
third lot to reflect the reality of the existing situation.
Some comments were made about the request and the
possibility of replatting the three lots into one. Mr.
Flake agreed with the replatting concept and to include a
10 foot buffer along the north property line. A motion was
made to recommend approval of "C-3" for the entire 50 foot
March T, 1989
Item No. 2 - Z -3615-A (Continued)___
lot conditioned upon a one -lot replat being filed with a
10 foot undisturbed buffer adjacent to the north property
line. The motion passed by a vote of 9 ayes, 0 nays,
1 absent and 1 abstention (John Schlereth).
(The applicant was directed to file the replat prior to the
Board of Directors acting on the rezoning.)