HomeMy WebLinkAboutZ-6186 Staff AnalysisSeptember 26,1996
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Marcus Elliott & Ramona Elliott
Ramona Elliott
2717 West 12th Street
Rezone from I-2 to C-3
Utilize existing building as
beauty salon
.17 acres
Vacant building
SpRRpIIN77TNG LAND USE AND ZONING
North -
Residential
structure
and church; zoned C-3
railroad right-of-way;
South
- Residential
structure
and
East
zoned I-2
- Railroad right-of-way;
zoned I-2
commercial
West
- Vacant lot;
zoned I-2
and various
uses; zoned
C-3
PIISLIC WORKS GpMMENTS
Right-of-way for 12th Street is required to be 35 feet from
centerline, dedicate that portion needed to bring to this
MSP standard.
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property. Provide off street parking or provide information
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PIIDLTC TRANSPORTATION ELEMENT
The property is located on a CATA bus route which extends
down West 12th Street.
LAND USE ELEMENT
The site is located in the I-630 District. The adopted Land
Use Plan recommends Commercial. The request is for
Commercial. There is no land use issue.
September 26, 1996
Planning He rin
ITEM N E-6186(Cont.)
STAFF ANALYSIS
The request before the Commission is to rezone this .1.7±
acre tract from 1-1I-2" Light Industrial to ,c-311
General
Commercial. The property is occupied by aone
tory brick
and block building which nearly covers the entire property.
In fact, portions of the building extend beyond the property
line on the east and west sides. The building has a front
yard setback of 23± feet. This front yard area is paved.
The building was formerly occupied by a construction
company. The applicant proposes to convert the building
into a beauty salon.
The zoning pattern along this portion of west 12th Street is
extremely varied, ranging from R-3 to C-3 and I-2. uses in
the area are just as mixed, ranging from residential to a
variety of retail commercial uses and auto related uses.
Several of the Industrial uses which were located on the I-2
zoned properties appear to no longer exist. TheC-3 request
is not out of character with this extremely varied
The I-630 District Land Use Plan recommends Commercial for
this site. The C-3 zoning request conforms to the Plan.
Although the C-3 request conforms to the Plan and is not out
of character for the area, the applicant needs to be aware
that there is an issue which will affect the potential use
of this site. There is no on-site parking.
it that
previous occupants parked either on the railroad right-of-
way or on the I-2 zoned, gravel parking lot on the adjacent
property to the west. Rezoning the property to C-3 will not
relieve the applicant of the requirement to provide adequate
on-site parking to serve the proposed beauty shop.
doubt, a Board of Adjustment variance will be needed.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends approval of the requested C-3 zoning. There
is no Plan Issue.
Staff again reminds the applicant that approval, of the C-3
zoning does not eliminate the requirement to provide ordinance
required on-site parking to serve the proposed beauty shop.
PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION:
(SEPTEMBER 12, 1996)
The applicant, Ramona Elliott, was present. There were no
objectors present. Staff informed the Commission that the
applicant had failed to follow proper procedure in notifying
area property owners.
September 26, 1996
Planning Hearing
ITEM NO.: E Z-6186 Cont.
Ramona Elliott advised the Commission that she had obtained
a list of area property owners from an abstract company but
had only mailed the notices on September 12, 1996.
Chairman Woods commented that the item needed to be deferred
and asked staff if it could be deferred to the September 26,
1996 meeting. Dana Carney, of the Planning Staff, responded
that the deferral date was at the Commission's discretion.
Jim Lawson, Director of Planning and Development, stated
that the applicant could mail the notices September 13,
1996. Mr. Carney noted that the applicant would not be able
to comply with the 15 day notice requirement if the item is
deferred to September 26, 1996. Mr. Lawson responded that
the Commission could waive the bylaws at the September 26,
1996 hearing to accept less than 15 days notice.
The item was added to the Consent Agenda and approved for
deferral to the September 26, 1996 meeting. The vote was
10 ayes, 0 noes and 1 absent.
PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: (SEPTEMBER 26, 1996)
The applicant, Ramona Elliott, was present. There were no
objectors present. Staff presented the item and informed
the Commission that the applicant had mailed the required
notices on September 13, 1996, as directed by the
Commission. Staff offered a recommendation of approval of
the C-3 rezoning request.
A motion was made to waive the Bylaws and accept the notices
being mailed less than 15 days prior to the public hearing.
The motion was approved by a vote of 10 ayes, 0 noes and
1 absent.
A motion was then made to approve the requested C-3 zoning.
The motion was approved by a vote of 10 ayes, 0 noes and
1 absent.
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