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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZ-5452-A Staff AnalysisJanuary 2, 1996 ITEM NO.: A Z -5452-A Owner: Elijah Hampton Applicant: Elijah Hampton Location: 2322 Bragg Street; northwest corner of East 24th Street and Bragg Street (I-30 Frontage Road) Request: Rezone from R-4 to 0-1 Purpose: Office use Size: .15± acres Existing Use: Frame residential structure currently classified as "unsafe and vacant" by Housing Code Enforcement Office t SURROU7 MING LAND USE AND ZONING North - Single -Family residence; zoned R-4 and Vacant lot; zoned 0-1 South - Office and Commercial uses, zoned I-2 and old VA Hospital site; zoned PCD and R-4 East - I-30 Right -Of -Way West - Vacant lot; zoned R-4 ENGINEERING COMMENTS Dedicate 5 feet of right-of-way for East 24th to bring to commercial street right-of-way standard. Dedicate a 20 foot radial area at the intersection of Bragg and East 24th. Other ordinance requirements will be discussed at time of permit, if plans include expansion or construction. Off- street parking with access to 24th and AHTD permit for work in I-30 Right -Of -Way will be required. LAND USE ELEMENT The site in question is located in the Central City District. The adopted Land Use Plan recommends Single Family use. The request is for Quiet Office. There is an existing "0-1" parcel to the north and since these lots front onto the interstate, Staff is willing to consider alternative uses. A Mixed Use classification would allow January 2, 1996 ITEM A Z- 4 2-A n nonresidential uses as long as they are in keeping with a single family character. STAFF ANALYST The request before the Commission is to rezone this .15± acre lot from R-4 to 0-1 for an unspecified office use. The property consists of a typical residential lot occupied by a single story, frame residential structure which is in extreme disrepair. The structure has been classified as "unsafe and vacant" by the City's Housing Code Enforcement staff. The property is located at the extreme southeast perimeter of a large residential neighborhood which extends to the north and west. The I-30 Right -Of -Way abuts this property on the east and the property actually fronts on the interstate frontage Road at the Roosevelt Road exit. Across 24th Street, to the south, is a large area of nonresidential uses and zoning ranging from PCD to I-2. It is the applicant's contention that the structure is beyond the point where it is financially feasible to repair it for continued residential use. He proposes to zone it 0- 1 which would allow the property to be used for an office. Staff is unclear if the applicant proposes to convert the existing -structure into an office or remove it and construct a new building. The area standards provided in the 0-1 Quiet Office district anticipate that office uses will be located in established areas of the city and in close proximity to apartments and other residential uses. Height, area and off-street parking regulations are designed to assure that office uses will be compatible with adjacent residential uses. The Central City District Land Use Plan reflects the existing use and recommends single family for the site. There is an 110-1" site one lot north of this property and since these lots front onto the interstate, staff is willing to consider alternative uses. A change in the Plan from residential to mixed use would allow nonresidential uses as long as they are in keeping with a single family character. Staff believes the 0-1 reclassification to be a reasonable request for this site. TAFF RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends approval of the requested 0-1 zoning and of an amendment to the Central City District Land Use Plan to mixed use for this site. 2 January 2, 1996 ITEM NO.: A Z- 4 2-A C n. PLANNING COMM155ION ACTION: (NOVEMBER 14, 1995) The applicant was not present. There were no objectors present. Staff informed the Commission that the applicant had not mailed the required notices and recommended that the item be deferred to the January 2, 1996 Commission meeting. The item was placed on the Consent Agenda and approved for deferral to the January 2, 1996 Commission meeting. The vote was 9 ayes, 0 noes, 1 absent and 1 abstaining (Chachere). PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: (JANUARY 2, 1996) The applicant, Elijah Hampton, was present. There were no objectors present. Staff presented the item and recommended approval of the requested 0-1 zoning and of an amendment to the Central City District Land Use Plan to Mixed Use for the site. i The item was placed on the Consent Agenda vote of it ayes, 0 noes and 0 absent. The approved the Land Use Plan Amendment. 3 and approved by a, vote also NAME: City Land Use Plan Amended - Central City District LOCATION: West of Bragg from 23th to 24th Streets REQUEST: Single Family to Mixed use SOURCE: Staff - Z -5452-A STAFF REPORT: As part of a rezoning case review, the City Land Use Plan in the area was reviewed. The Plan recommends Single Family use for the site. The proposed use is Quiet Office. The site is along and facing I-30, with the exit ramp for Roosevelt Road in front of the homes. To the south is the former VA Hospital and two service auto related uses. To the north, in the same block, is one lot already zoned 0-1, Quiet Office. Due to these existing conditions, Staff is willing to consider alternative uses. While nonresidential uses may be appropriate in the block, Staff is not willing to agree that residential uses are no longer appropriate. A mixed use classification would allow nonresidential uses as long as they are in keeping with a single family character. Signage, parking and other elements which make a nonresidential structure standout among residential uses must be controlled to prevent a nonresidential atmosphere from developing. STAFF RECOMMENDATION Approval