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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZ-4712 Staff AnalysisAugust 26, 1986 Item No. 5.-..Z-4712 Owner: Applicant: Location: Request: Purpose: Size: Baskell L. Gardner J.R. Hathaway 11621 Kanis Road Rezone from "R-2" to "C-3" Office and Commercial 3.0 Acres + Existing Use: Single Family, Office and Retail SURROUNDING LAND USE AND ZONING: North - Single Family, Zoned "R-2" South - Vacant, Zoned "R-2" East - Vacant and Office, Zoned "R-2" West - Single Family and Commercial, Zoned "R-2" PLANNING CONSIDERATIONS - 1. The property in question is occupied by several nonresidential uses and the request is to rezone a three acre tract from "R-2" to "C-3" to remove the nonconforming status. In addition to the office and commercial uses, there is a single family residence situated toward the rear of the site. The property is located on Kanis Road in an area that has a mixed land use pattern which includes residential, office, commercial and industrial. Also, a high percentage of the land is still vacant. The zoning is primarily "R-2" with some multifamily and nonresidential zoning to the east. The existing "C-3" tracts are located to the north on Autumn Road and to the west on Bowman Road. The strip along Kanis which this property is a part of includes both residential and nonresidential uses, so a commercial rezoning for this tract of land is reasonable. 2. The site is fairly narrow and has a depth of 990 feet. It is currently occupied by several structures, a commercial building on Kanis and a residential unit towards the back of the property. 3. Kanis Road is identified as a minor arterial on the Master Street Plan, so dedication of additional right-of-way will be required. The normal right-of-way standard for the minor arterial is a total of 80 feet. August 26, 1986 Item No. 5 - Continued 4. Boundary street improvements for one-half the width of a 48 foot street will be required of this property owner. 5. There are no legal issues. 6. There is no documented history or neighborhood position on the site. 7. The I-430 district plan identifies a strip along the south side of Kanis for commercial development. This area begins west of Bowman Road and terminates` just east of the property in question with a depth of approximately 400 feet. This distance from Kanis Road is also equal to the "C-3" tract that has some frontage on Bowman Road. Because of the plan and the existing zoning, staff cannot support a "C-3" reclassification for the entire tract and suggests that only an area equivalent to what the land use plan shows be rezoned. A commercial piece of property extending back almost 1,000 feet could have some adverse impacts on the surrounding area. STAFF RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends approval of "C-3" for the north 400 feet of the tract. PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: The applicant, J.R. Hathaway, was present. There were no objectors. Staff informed the Commission that Mr. Hathaway had submitted a letter amending the application to "C-3" for the north 400 feet and "MF -18" for the remainder of the tract. There were no objections to the amended request and a motion was to recommend approval of the rezoning to "C-3" and "MF -18" as amended. The motion was passed by a vote of 11 ayes, 0 noes and 0 absent.