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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZ-5043 Staff AnalysisAugust 9, 1988 Item No. 3 - Z-5043 Owner: Applicant: Location: Request: Purpose: Size: Existing Use: E. K. & V. M. Anderson E. K. Anderson 10205 Rockwood Road Rezone from 11R-2" to 111-2" Office and lab (with storage) 2.25 acres Office and lab (with storage) SURROUND I NG__LAND .USE AND ZONING: North - Multifamily, Zoned "R-2" South - Vacant, Zoned "R-2" East - Church, Zoned "R-2" West - Vacant, Zoned "R-2" PLANNING CONSIDERATIONS: 1. The property in question is located on Rockwood Road which is off of Stagecoach Road and the issue is to rezone 2.25 acres from 1111-2" to 111-2." The site is currently an engineering office with a testing lab (a nonconforming use). The proposal is to add another building for storage purposes and to accomplish this, a rezoning must be approved because of expanding a nonconforming use. ("1-2" was selected as the appropriate district because, at the time of filing the application, the owner described some of the property as a contractor's storage yard.) The company does soils and geological testing so there is equipment necessary to perform the work and the owner would like to have a safe storage area. Surrounding zoning is 11R-2" with some "0-3" on Stagecoach Road, and on Shackleford Road to the north there is a large "I-1" area primarily zoned for a major maintenance facility for the Water and Waste Water utilities. Land use includes single family, multifamily, a church and seminary, nursing home, office, and industrial. Some of the existing nonresidential uses are nonconforming. The site abuts vacant land on the west and south sides with the church on the east and some multifamily units (housing for the seminary) to the north. August 9, 1988 Item No. 3 -Z-5,043T(Continu.ed) 2. The site has one building on it and some of the area. is paved for parking. The existing structure is situated right on the east property line. 3. There are no right-of-way requirements or Master Street Plan issues associated with the request. 4. There have been no adverse comments received from the reviewing agencies as of this writing. 5. There are no legal issues. 6. There is no documented history or neighborhood position on the site. 7. The adopted plan, 65th Street West, recommends a multifamily land use for the general area, including the property under consideration. To the east of the site, the Plan recognizes an existing church and related uses by identifying the north and south sides of Rockwood as Public/Institutional. Additional multifamily areas are shown to the north along both sides of Shackleford Road. Recommended nonresidential locations are shown along Stagecoach Road and Shackleford Road, which is a large light industrial area. The existing industrial area along Shackleford Road is more than adequate to meet the demands of the area and establishing another industrial pocket could have an adverse impact on the neighborhood. After careful review of the request, Staff has determined that 111-2" is not needed for the property and 110-3" is suitable for what the owner is proposing. Because of the location and the existing uses, Staff feels that 110-3" is more appropriate than 111-2" and supports an "0-3" reclassification. The use has been in place for a number of years without impacting the area and is compatible with the existing uses to the east. STAFF^RECOMME,NDATION: Staff recommends approval of 110-3" and not 111-2" as requested. August 9, 1988 Item No.�3 - Z-5043 (Continued) PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: (August 9, 1988) The applicant, Edward Anderson, was present. There were no objectors. Mr. Anderson said he had no problems with an "0-3" reclassification and amended the request from 111-2" to 110-3." A motion was made to recommend approval of "0-3" as amended. The motion was approved by a vote of 6 ayes, 0 noes, and 5 absent.