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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZ-4112 Staff AnalysisOctober 25, 1983 Item No. 9 - Z-4112 Owner: R.E. Jones Applicant: Same Location: Wakefield Drive at West 65th Street South of the Intersection Request: Rezone from '"C-3" General Commercial to "I-2" Light Industrial Purpose: Motorcycle Dealership Size: 22,500 square feet Existing Use: Vacant SURROUNDING LAND USE AND ZONING: North - Commercial, Zoned "I-2" South - Single Family, Zoned "R-2" East - Commercial, Zoned "C-3" West - Commercial, Zoned "C-3" PLANNING CONSIDERATIONS: 1. The site is located in a strip of mixed industrial and commercial uses with a significant residential neighborhood to the south. The property can be developed for some kind of nonresidential use, such as the neighborhood commercial strip across Wakefield Drive and not industrial. Any proposed use of the property should have minimal impacts on the residential neighborhood and an industrial classification could severely effect the adjoining subdivision to the south. 2. The site is vacant, flat and does not have any unique physical characteristics. The site had been heavily wooded until recently. 3. There are no right-of-way or Master Street Plan requirements associated with the property in question. 4. No adverse comments have been received from the reviewing agencies at this time. October 25, 1983 Item No. 9 - Continued 5. There are no apparent legal issues associated with this request. 6. With the previous "I-2" zoning to the north, there was no opposition from the neighborhood, but with this request there appears to be significant opposition from the adjoining subdivision. A petition has been circulated throughout the neighborhood expressing this opposition. The "C-3" zoning has been in place since annexation, approximately 20 years ago. 7. The staff views this as an inappropriate zoning for the site because of the stable residential neighborhood to the south. The Suburban Development Plan recommends that industrial uses be kept on the north side of West 65th Street, west of Patterson Road. There is very little physical break between the site and the residential subdivision so an industrial zoning could heavily impact the neighborhood. 8. The staff recommends denial of the "I-2" request. PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: The applicant was present and represented by Gus Allen, attorney, who offered comments in support of the application. There were 11 objectors. Mr. Larry Howser and Mrs. Lillian Whitaker spoke for the residents of the Wakefield Subdivision who were strongly opposed to the request. A petition with 192 signatures objecting to the application was presented to the Commission. Ann Johnston, Norman Krause, Ray Mottniler and Larry Johnston also spoke against the rezoning. The Commission discussed the application at length and amended the request. A motion was made to recommend approval of the application as amended to rezone only the north 60 feet of Lot 2, Marvin Bass Industrial Acres No. 2 to "I-2." The motion failed for lack of an affirmative vote. The vote: 0 ayes, 11 noes and 0 absent. The application was denied. October 25, 1983 i Item No. 9 -- Z-4112 Owner: R.E. Jones Applicant: Same Location: Wakefield Drive at West 65th Street South of the Intersection Request: Rezone from "C-3" General Commercial to "I-2" Light Industrial Purpose: Motorcycle Dealership Size: 22,500 square feet Existing Use: Vacant SURROUNDING LAND USE AND ZONING: North - Commercial, Zoned "I-2" South - Single Family, Zoned "R-2" East - Commercial, Zoned "C-3" West - Commercial, Zoned "C-3" PLANNING CONSIDERATIONS: 1. The site is located in a strip of mixed industrial and commercial uses with a significant residential neighborhood to the south. The property can be developed for some kind of nonresidential use, such as the neighborhood commercial strip across Wakefield Drive and not industrial. Any proposed use of the property should have minimal impacts on the residential neighborhood and an industrial classification could severely effect the adjoining subdivision to the south. 2. The site is vacant, flat and does not have any unique physical characteristics. The site had been heavily wooded until recently. 3. There are no right-of-way or Master Street Plan requirements associated with the property in question. 4. No adverse comments have been received from the reviewing agencies at this time. October 25, 1983 t Item No. 9 - Continued 5. There are no apparent legal issues associated with this request. 6. With the previous "I-2" zoning to the north, there was no opposition from the neighborhood, but with this request there appears to be significant opposition from the adjoining subdivision. A petition has been circulated throughout the neighborhood expressing this opposition. The "C-3" zoning has been in place since annexation, approximately 20 years ago. 7. The staff views this as an inappropriate zoning for the site because of the stable residential neighborhood to the south. The Suburban Development Plan recommends that industrial uses be kept on the north side of West 65th Street, west of Patterson Road. There is very little physical break between the site and the residential subdivision so an industrial zoning could heavily impact the neighborhood. 8. The staff recommends denial of the "I-2" request. PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: The applicant was present and represented by Gus Allen, attorney, who offered comments in support of the application. There were 11 objectors. Mr. Larry Howser and Mrs. Lillian Whitaker spoke for the residents of the Wakefield Subdivision who were strongly opposed to the request. A petition with 192 signatures objecting to the application was presented to the Commission. Ann Johnston, Norman Krause, Ray Mottniler and Larry Johnston also spoke against the rezoning. The Commission discussed the application at length and amended the request. A motion was made to recommend approval of the application as amended to rezone only the north 60 feet of Lot 2, Marvin Bass Industrial Acres No. 2 to "I-2." The motion failed for lack of an affirmative vote. The vote: 0 ayes, 11 noes and 0 absent. The application was denied.