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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZ-3660-D Staff AnalysisFILE NO.: Z -3660-D Owner: Otter Creek Land Company Applicant: McGetrick and McGetrick Engineering Location: Northwest corner of Interstate 30 and Otter Creek Road Request: Rezone from C-3 and OS to C-4 Size: Approximately 58.8 acres Purpose: Future commercial development Existing Use: Undeveloped SURROUNDING LAND USE AND ZONING North — Undeveloped and wooded; zoned C-4 and OS South — Trucking company and undeveloped property; zoned C-4 (across Otter Creek Road). East — Mixture of commercial and industrial uses; zoned C-2 and 1-2 (across 1-30) West - Undeveloped and wooded; zoned OS and R-2 A. PUBLIC WORKS COMMENTS: 1. Show the limits of the floodplain and floodway on the survey. Easements or public dedication of the floodway plus a 25' buffer along each side of the floodway will be required. 2. Show all boundary streets on the survey in which future development will take access. 3. Traffic impact studies may be required with future development. FILE NO.: Z -3660-D (Cont.) B. PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION ELEMENT: The property is not located on a CATA Bus Route. CATA Routes 17 and 17A are located across Interstate 30 to the east. C. PUBLIC NOTIFICATION: All property owners within 200 feet of the site, all residents within 300 feet who could be identified, and the Otter Creek, Crystal Valley and SWLR UP Neighborhood Associations were notified of the rezoning request. D. LAND USE ELEMENT: This request is located in the Otter Creek Planning District. The Land Use Plan shows Commercial for this property. The applicant has applied for C- 4 Open Display Commercial zoning for future commercial development. The request is consistent with the Land Use of Commercial. City Recognized Neighborhood Action Plan: The applicant's property lies in the area covered by the Otter Creek/Crystal Valley Neighborhood Action Plan. The Office and Commercial development goal listed an objective maintaining as much of the existing topography, trees, and green space as possible. Three relevant action statements encourage the use of Planned Zoning Districts for new business developments, encourages intense uses to be located at the peripheral of the study area, and discouraging intense uses at the heart of the study area. The plan defines the heart of the study area as the section of Stagecoach Road between Otter Creek Baseline Roads. E. STAFF ANALYSIS: The request before the Commission is to rezone approximately 58.8 acres of property located at the northwest corner of Interstate 30 and Otter Creek Road from "C-3" General Commercial District and "OS" Open Space District to "C-4" Open Display District. The rezoning is requested for a future multi -lot commercial development. The property is currently undeveloped and mostly wooded. Of the 58.8 acres, 56.2 is currently zoned C-3, with a small 2.6 acre sliver being zoned OS. Staff supports the requested rezoning. As noted previously, the proposed rezoning to C-4 is consistentwith the City's current Land Use Plan designation of Commercial. There is currently a large area of C-4 zoning (over 60 acres) immediately north of the existing C-3 zoning. Both the C-3 and C-4 zoned acres (as well as the OS zoned area to the north and west) have the same ownership. All of this commercial property is planned to be developed as a multi -lot commercial project, with a system of internal 2 FILE NO.: Z -3660-D streets. The preliminary plat for the development will be presented to the Commission at a later date. Additionally, there is C-4 zoning across Otter Creek Road to the south. Staff feels that the proposed C-4 zoning is reasonable, and believes that the rezoning will have no adverse impact on the adjacent properties or the. general area. F. STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends approval of the requested C-4 zoning. PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: (JANUARY 9, 2003) The applicant was present. There were no objectors present. Staff presented the item with a recommendation of approval. The applicant offered no additional comments. The Chairman placed the item before the Commission for inclusion within the Consent Agenda for approval as recommended by staff. A motion to that effect was made. The motion passed by a vote of 10 ayes, 0 nays and 1 absent. The application was approved. t1 January 9, 2003 ITEM NO.: 1 FILE NO.: Z -3660-D Owner: Otter Creek Land Company Applicant: McGetrick and McGetrick Engineering Location: Northwest corner of Interstate 30 and Otter Creek Road Request: Rezone from C-3 and OS to C-4 Size: Approximately 58.8 acres Purpose: Future commercial development Existing Use: Undeveloped SURROUNDING LAND USE AND ZONING North — Undeveloped and wooded; zoned C-4 and OS South — Trucking company and undeveloped property; zoned C-4 (across Otter Creek Road). East — Mixture of commercial and industrial uses; zoned C-2 and 1-2 (across 1-30) West — Undeveloped and wooded; zoned OS and R-2 A. PUBLIC WORKS COMMENTS: 1. Show the limits of the floodplain and floodway on the survey. Easements or public dedication of the floodway plus a 25' buffer along each side of the floodway will be required. 2. Show all boundary streets on the survey in which future development will take access. 3. Traffic impact studies may be required with future development. January 9, 2003 ITEM NO.: 1 Cont. FILE NO.: Z -3660-D B. PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION ELEMENT: The property is not located on a CATA Bus Route. CATA Routes 17 and 17A are located across Interstate 30 to the east. C. PUBLIC NOTIFICATION: All property owners within 200 feet of the site, all residents within 300 feet who could be identified, and the Otter Creek, Crystal Valley and SWLR UP Neighborhood Associations were notified of the rezoning request. D. LAND USE ELEMENT: This request is located in the Otter Creek Planning District. The Land Use Plan shows Commercial for this property. The applicant has applied for C-4 Open Display Commercial zoning for future commercial development. The request is consistent with the Land Use of Commercial. City_ Recognized Neighborhood Action Plan: The applicant's property lies in the area covered by the Otter Creek/Crystal Valley Neighborhood Action Plan. The Office and Commercial development goal listed an objective maintaining as much of the existing topography, trees, and green space as possible. Three relevant action statements encourage the use of Planned Zoning Districts for new business developments, encourages intense uses to be located at the peripheral of the study area, and discouraging intense uses at the heart of the study area. The plan defines the heart of the study area as the section of Stagecoach Road between Otter Creek Baseline Roads. E. STAFF ANALYSIS: The request before the Commission is to rezone approximately 58.8 acres of property located at the northwest corner of Interstate 30 and Otter Creek Road from "C-3" General Commercial District and "OS" Open Space District to "C-4" Open Display District. The rezoning is requested for a future multi -lot commercial development. The property is currently undeveloped and mostly wooded. Of the 58.8 acres, 56.2 is currently zoned C-3, with a small 2.6 acre sliver being zoned OS. Staff supports the requested rezoning. As noted previously, the proposed rezoning to C-4 is consistent with the City's current Land Use Plan designation of Commercial. There is currently a large area of C-4 zoning (over 60 acres) immediately north of the existing C-3 zoning. Both the C-3 and C-4 zoned acres (as well as the OS zoned area to the north and 2 January 9, 2003 ITEM NO.: 1 (Cont. FILE NO.: Z -3660-D west) have the same ownership. All of this commercial property is planned to be developed as a multi -lot commercial project, with a system of internal streets. The preliminary plat for the development will be presented to the Commission at a later date. Additionally, there is C-4 zoning across Otter Creek Road to the south. Staff feels that the proposed C-4 zoning is reasonable, and believes that the rezoning will have no adverse impact on the adjacent properties or the general area. F. STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends approval of the requested C-4 zoning. PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: (JANUARY 9, 2003) The applicant was present. There were no objectors present. Staff presented the item with a recommendation of approval. The applicant offered no additional comments. The Chairman placed the item before the Commission for inclusion within the Consent Agenda for approval as recommended by staff. A motion to that effect was made. The motion passed by a vote of 10 ayes, 0 nays and 1 absent. The application was approved. 3