Loading...
HomeMy WebLinkAboutZ-5079 Staff AnalysisNovember 1, 1988 Item No. 3 - Z-5079 Owner: Applicant: Location: Van Melson Same West 34th Street and John Barrow Road (southeast corner) Request: Rezone from "R-3" to "C-3" Purpose: Commercial Size: 0.41 acres Existing Use: Vacant and single family SURROUNDING LAND USE AND ZONING: North - Single family, Zoned "R-3" South - Vacant, Zoned "C-3" East - Single family, Zoned "R-3" West - Vacant and church, Zoned "R-3" PLANNING CONSIDE.RATI„ON_S: 1. The request is to rezone three lots at the southeast corner of John Barrow Road and West 34th Street from "R-3” to "C-3" for a future commercial development. The property abuts "C-3" on the south and "R-3" on the east with 11R-3" across both West 34th and John Barrow Road. Other zoning found in the general area is "R-3," "C-1," and 110-3." The existing 11C-3" at West 36th Street and John Barrow Road has been zoned since 1965 and there is only one commercial use at the southeast corner of John Barrow Road and West 36th Street. The other lots within the large "C-3" area are either vacant or occupied by single family residences. The commercial zoning at West 33rd and John Barrow Road also has been in place for a number of years. The one- half block of "C-3" between West 32nd and West 33rd has several commercial uses on it as does the "C-1" at the southwest corner of West 33rd and John Barrow Road. The existing "C-1" at the southeast corner of John Barrow Road and West 33rd is a single family residence and a vacant lot. Land use on the other blocks is primarily single family with a number of vacant parcels. 2. The site is two vacant lots with a single family residence on the third lot. November 1, 1988 Item No. 3 - ,Z-5079 (Continued)-.. ................................ _.___....W.__.._._ 3. There are no Master Street Plan issues or right-of-way requirements associated with this request. 4. Engineering reports that West 34th Street will need street improvements and possible dedication of additional right-of-way. 5. There are no legal issues. 6. There is no documented history or neighborhood position on the site. 7. Because of the large 11C-3" area concentrated at the intersection of West 36th and John Barrow Road which has been zoned for over twenty years and the majority is still vacant, Staff has not endorsed adding to the inventory of commercial land by not supporting commercial rezonings between West 32nd and West 34th Streets. Staff's position still remains the same and opposes the current 110-3" request at West 34th and John Barrow Road. There is more than adequate acreage available for a commercial development and the need for additional 11C-3" land does not exist at this time. Other reasons for the Staff's negative recommendation are: the rezoning is contrary to the Boyle Park District Plan which identifies the site for multifamily use; the approval of "C-3" would lead to a strip zoning pattern from West 32nd to south of West 36th; and the 11C-3" reclassification could have an adverse impact on the nearby residential uses. The adopted land use plan for the Boyle Park District shows commercial nodes at the intersections of West 33rd and West 36th Streets with John Barrow Road and multifamily uses between the two nodes to avoid a stripping out of John Barrow Road. STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends denial of the 11C-3" rezoning request. PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: (November 1, 1988) When the item was first called, the applicant was not present and the issue was deferred to the end of the agenda. Nancy Davis, an adjacent property owner, was in attendance. November 1, 1988 Item No. 3-_Z-_5079_ (Continued) The applicant was still not present the second time the request was reviewed by the commission. Ms. Davis made some comments and said that the entire block should be rezoned to commercial. After some additional discussion, a motion was made to withdraw the request without prejudice. The motion was approved by a vote of 8 ayes, 0 noes and 3 absent.