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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZ-5966-C Staff AnalysisFILE NO.: Z -5966-C Owner: Baptist Health Applicant: The Mehlburger Firm Location: 900 Barrow Road Area: 4.23 acres Request: Rezone from R-2 to 0-2 Purpose: Day care center, classrooms and employee fitness center to serve the Baptist Health campus Existing Use: Vacant church building SURROUNDING LAND USE AND ZONING North — Undeveloped property; zoned C-3 South — Single family residences; zoned R-2 East — Mixed commercial and office uses (across Barrow Road); zoned C-3 West — Undeveloped property; zoned 0-3 A. PUBLIC WORKS COMMENTS: 1. No comments regarding change of use for existing building. B. PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION ELEMENT: The site is not located on a CATA Bus Route. Route 3 (Baptist Medical Center Route) runs along Kanis Road to the south. C. PUBLIC NOTIFICATION: All property owners located within 200 feet of the site, all residents within 300 feet who could be identified, and the John Barrow, Brownwood Terrace, Twin Lakes and Twin Lakes "B" Neighborhood Associations were notified of the public hearing. FILE NO.: Z -5966-C Cont. D. LAND USE ELEMENT: This request is located in the 1-430 Planning District. The Land Use Plan shows Public Institutional for this property. The applicant has applied for 0-2 zoning for ancillary uses for a hospital. The request does not require a change to the Land Use Plan. Cily Recognized Neighborhood Action Plan: The applicant's property lies in the area covered by the John Barrow Neighborhood Area Plan. The plan did not list any objectives relevant to this case. Master Street Plan: The Master Street Plan shows a Proposed Collector street in an east -west orientation connecting Lile Drive and John Barrow Road. The map shows the connection being on the southern line of this subject property. However, with the proposed alignments being of a general nature, it is possible for this Collector to be -through this property or on the north side of this property. If the Collector was centered on the north property line of this property, it could serve as access for future development of the C-3 property located to the north of the subject property. The exact alignment will be determined at the time of redevelopment of this property or at the time of development of the parcel(s) to the north and/or west. E. STAFF ANALYSIS: Baptist Health, owner of the 4.23 acre property at 900 Barrow Road, is requesting to rezone the property from "R-2" Single Family District to "0-2" Office and Institutional District. The rezoning is proposed in order to use the existing building as a day care center, classrooms and employee fitness center to serve the Baptist Medical Center campus. The property was previously occupied by the Barrow Road Church of Christ. The property contains a two-story brick building, previously occupied by the church and a day care center. There is one (1) access drive from Barrow Road. There is paved parking located on the north, east and west sides of the vacant building. The general area along the south side of 1-630 contains a mixture of uses and zoning. There is undeveloped C-3 zoned property to the north and undeveloped 0-3 property to the west. The Baptist Medical Center is located further west. Single family residences are located to the south. 2 FILE NO.: Z -5966-C Cont.) There is a mixture of commercial and office uses to the east, across Barrow Road. The City's Future Land Use Plan designates this property as Public Institutional. The requested 0-2 zoning for Baptist Medical Center ancillary uses does not require a change to the Land Use Plan. Staff is supportive of the requested 0-2 zoning. Staff feels that 0-2 zoning for the property is reasonable. The past use of this property as a church campus including a day care center has always been Public Institutional in nature. Staff feels that Baptist Medical Center ancillary uses will prove to be a good re -use of the property, and that the proposed rezoning will have no adverse impact on the general area. The 0-2 zoning district is a site plan review district, and any future redevelopment of the property will require Planning Commission review and approval. At that time, the Planning Commission will be able to review development criteria, including location of the future collector street as mentioned in Paragraph D. of this report. F. STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends approval of the requested 0-2 rezoning. PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: (JUNE 17, 2004) The applicant was present. There were no objectors present. Staff presented the item with a recommendation of approval. The applicant offered no additional comments. The Chairman placed the item before the Commission for inclusion within the Consent Agenda for approval as recommended by staff. A motion to that effect was made. The motion passed by a vote of 9 ayes, 0 nays and 2 absent. The application was approved. K June 17, 2004 ITEM NO.: 3 FILE NO.: Z -5966-C Owner: Baptist Health Applicant: The Mehlburger' Firm Location: 900 Barrow Road Area: 4.23 acres Request: Rezone from R-2 to 0-2 Purpose: Day care center, classrooms and employee fitness center to serve the Baptist Health campus Existing Use- Vacant church building SURROUNDING LAND USE AND ZONING North — Undeveloped property; zoned C-3 South — Single family residences; zoned R-2 East — Mixed commercial and office uses (across Barrow Road); zoned C-3 West — Undeveloped property; zoned 0-3 A. PUBLIC WORKS COMMENTS: 1. No comments regarding change of use for existing building. B. PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION ELEMENT: The site is not located on a CATA Bus Route. Route 3 (Baptist Medical Center Route) runs along Kanis Road to the south. C. PUBLIC NOTIFICATION: All property owners located within 200 feet of the site, all residents within 300 feet who could be identified, and the John Barrow, Brownwood Terrace, Twin Lakes and Twin Lakes "B" Neighborhood Associations were notified of the public hearing. June 17, 2004 ITEM NO.: 3 (Cont.) FILE NO.: Z -5966-C D. LAND USE ELEMENT: This request is located in the 1-430 Planning District. The Land Use Plan shows Public Institutional for this property. The applicant has applied for 0-2 zoning for ancillary uses for a hospital. . The request does not require a change to the Land Use Plan. City Recoanized Neighborhood Action Plan: The applicant's property lies in the area covered by the John Barrow Neighborhood Area Plan. The plan did not list any objectives relevant to this case. Master Street Plan: The Master Street Plan shows a Proposed Collector street in an east -west orientation connecting Lile Drive and John Barrow Road. The map shows the connection being on the southern line of this subject property. However, with the proposed alignments being of a general nature, it is possible for this Collector to be through this {property or on the north side of this property. If the Collector was centered on the north property line of this property, it could serve as access for future development of the C-3 property located to the north of the subject property. The exact alignment will be determined at the time of redevelopment of this property or at the time of development of the parcel(s) to the north and/or west. E. STAFF ANALYSIS: Baptist Health, owner of the 4.23 acre property at 900 Barrow Road, is requesting to rezone the property from "R-2" Single Family District to "0-2" Office and Institutional District. The rezoning is proposed in order to use the existing building as a day care center, classrooms and employee fitness center to serve the Baptist Medical Center campus. The property was previously occupied by the Barrow Road Church of Christ. The property contains a two-story brick building, previously occupied by the church and a day care center. There is one (1) access drive from Barrow Road. There is paved parking located on the north, east and west sides of the vacant building. The general area along the south side of 1-630 contains a mixture of uses and zoning. There is undeveloped C-3 zoned property to the north and 2 June 17, 2004 ITEM NO.: 3 (Cont.) FILE NO.: Z -5965-C undeveloped 0-3 property to the west. The Baptist Medical Center is located further west. Single family residences are located to the south. There is a mixture of commercial and office uses to the east, across Barrow Road. The City's Future Land Use Plan designates this property as Public Institutional. The requested 0-2 zoning for Baptist Medical Center ancillary uses does not require a change to the Land Use Plan. Staff is supportive of the requested 0-2 zoning. Staff feels that 0-2 zoning for the property is reasonable. The past use of this property as a church campus including a day care center has always been Public Institutional in nature. Staff feels that Baptist Medical Center ancillary uses will prove to be a good re -use of the property, and that the proposed rezoning will have no adverse impact on the general area. The 0-2 zoning district is a site plan review district, and any future redevelopment of the property will require Planning Commission review and approval. At that time, the Planning Commission will be able to review development criteria, including location of the future collector street as mentioned in Paragraph D. of this report. F. STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends approval of the requested 0-2 rezoning. PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: (JUNE 17, 2004) The applicant was present. There were no objectors present. Staff presented the item with a recommendation of approval. The applicant offered no additional comments. The Chairman placed the item before the Commission for inclusion within the Consent Agenda for approval as recommended by staff. A motion to that effect was made. The motion passed by a vote of 9 ayes, 0 nays and 2 absent. The application was approved. 3