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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZ-6596 Staff AnalysisDecember 17, 1998 ITEM NO.: 9 FILE NO.! Z-6596 Owner: Applicant: Location: Request: Purpose: Size: Existing Use: Pleasant Valley Child Care, Inc. Rett Tucker 1509 Green Mountain Drive Rezone from R-2 to 0-3. Utilize existing building for offices. .46± acres Day Care'Center SURROUNDING LAND USE AND ZONING North - Mini -warehouses; zoned R-2 South - Single Family; zoned R-2 East - Mini -warehouse and Multiple Commercial uses; zoned C-3 West - Large Multifamily development; zoned R-5 PUBLIC WORKS COMMENTS 1. Repair or replace any curb and gutter or sidewalk that is damaged in the public right=of-way prior to occupancy. 2. Only one driveway will be permitted to the property. (Remove south driveway.) PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION ELEMENT The site is not located on a CATA bus route. A bus route is located one block north, at Green Mountain and Rainwood. NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION NOTIFICATION The Walnut Valley and Rainwood Cove Neighborhood Associations were notified of the rezoning request. LAND USE PLAN ELEMENT The site is located in the Rodney Parham Planning District and is currently classified as Single Family on the Land Use Plan. As part of the review of the smaller land use plan December 17, 1998 ITEM NO.: 9 Cont. FILE NO.: Z-6596 amendments as stated in the October 1, 1998 memo from Larry Lichty, Staff is currently reviewing the process with the Plans Committee. According to the latest draft of the review handed out at the November 16, 1998 Plans Committee meeting, it does fulfill those requirements. Staff acknowledges that the proposed office zoning does not conform to the Land Use Plan, but does support the change as it relates to Land Use. STAFF ANALYSIS The request before the Commission is to rezone this .46± acre tract from R-2 Single Family to 0-3 General Office. The property is occupied by a 3,600± square foot, frame structure housing Pleasant Valley Child Care and Preschool. The day care center was in existence at the time the property was annexed into the City in 1979 and is a nonconforming use. Once the property is rezoned, it will be used for offices. No specific plan has been submitted and staff is not certain if the applicant proposes to reuse the existing building or to remove that structure and build a new one in its place. The property is located on the western edge of a large commercial area. The site is "sandwiched" between this commercial area and a large multifamily development to the west. The commercial area to the east and north contains a wide variety of uses. Mini -warehouses are immediately adjacent to the north and east. Several large multifamily developments are located on the west side of Green Mountain Drive, across the street from this site. One single family home is located directly south of the site, at the corner of Huron Lane. Past Huron Lane, the use is exclusively single family. The proposed zoning is compatible with uses and zoning in the area and the office zoning provides an appropriate step down from the intense commercial to the single family. The site has a history of nonresidential use since its annexation into the City. The Rodney Parham District Land Use Plan currently recommends Single Family for the site. The applicant filed a land use amendment to change the Plan from Single Family to Office (LU98-02-03). At its October 29, 1998 meeting, the Commission determined that an amendment was not necessary and advised the applicant to withdraw the request. The property contains a preexisting office use (daycare - preschool) and the office zoning request for this particular property meets the spirit of, if not the letter of, the Plan. 2 December 17, 1998 ITEM NO.: 9(Cont.)FILE NO.: Z-6595 STAFF RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends approval of the requested 0-3 zoning. PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: (DECEMBER 17, 1998) The applicant was present. There were no objectors present. Staff presented the item and a recommendation of approval. The item was placed on the Consent Agenda and approved by a vote of 8 ayes, 0 noes and 3 absent. 3 October 29, 1998 ITEM NO.• 7 FILE NO.: LU98-02-03 Name: Land Use Plan Amendment - Rodney Parham District LOCatiOn: 1509 Green Mountain Drive Request: Single Family to Office Source: Rett Tucker STAFF UPDATE• This item was withdrawn by the applicant. PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: (OCTOBER 29, 1998) This item was placed on the Consent Agenda for withdrawal and was approved with a vote of 8 ayes, 0 nays and 3 absent.