HomeMy WebLinkAboutZ-6797 Staff AnalysisMarch 2, 2000
ITEM NO.: C FILE NO.: Z-6797
Owner: Capital Truck Service, Inc.
Applicant: Randy Clifton
Location: 12805 I-30
Request: Rezone from R-2 to I-2
Purpose: Continued use of property for a
trucking company
Size: 6.9± acres
Existing Use: Trucking Company
SURROUNDING LAND USE AND ZONING
North - Bike and go-cart track; zoned R-2
South - Main -line MoPac Railroad; zoned R-2
East - Undeveloped; zoned R-2
West - Floodway and undeveloped; zoned OS and I-2
PUBLIC WORKS COMMENTS
1. Dedicate regulatory floodway easement to the City.
With Buildin Permit
2. Access Road to this property must be constructed to City
standards as an industrial street.
3. Plans of all work in right-of-way shall be submitted for
approval prior to start of work.
4. Easements for proposed stormwater detention facilities
are required.
5. A Sketch Grading and Drainage Plan per Sec. 29-186(e) is
required.
6. A Grading Permit for Special Flood Hazard Area per Sec.
29-186(b) is required.
7. A Development Permit for Flood Hazard Area per Sec. 8-283
is required.
8. Contact the ADPC&E for approval prior to start work is
required.
PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION ELEMENT
The site is not located on a CATA bus route.
March 2, 2000
ITEM NO.: C (Cont.)
PUBLIC NOTIFICATION
FILE NO.: Z-6797
All owners of property within 200 feet of the site, all
residents within 300 feet and Norm Floyd were notified of
the rezoning request.
LAND USE PLAN ELEMENT
The property is in the Otter Creek Planning District. On
October 5, 1999, the Plan was amended to Light Industrial
for this site (Ordinance No. 18,105). The plan amendment
was filed by this same applicant as the required first step
toward rezoning the site. The Plan recommends Open Space
for the small portion of this site which lies within the
regulatory floodway. This I-2 Light Industrial request
conforms to the recently amended Land Use Plan. The area
within the floodway should be zoned OS. The Plan Amendment
to Light Industrial was supported by the authors of the
Chicot West/I-30 South Neighborhood Action Plan which was
approved on November 4, 1997.
STAFF ANALYSIS
The request before the Commission is to rezone this 6.9±
acre tract from "R-2" Single Family to 11I-2" Light
Industrial. The property has been occupied by a series of
nonconforming uses since its annexation into the City. The
property is now owned by and occupied by Capital Truck
Service, Inc., a trucking company. One building is located
on the site. The applicant is requesting the I-2 zoning to
make the use conforming and to eliminate the hazards
associated with nonconformity.
The property is fairly isolated, being "sandwiched" between
the main line of the Missouri Pacific Railroad and
Interstate 30. The properties adjacent to the east and west
are undeveloped. Much of these properties lies in the
floodway. The railroad is to the south and a go-cart/bike
track is immediately adjacent to the north. Beyond the
track are several businesses fronting directly onto the
Interstate. Access to the site is gained by a private road.
The nearest residential properties are located several
hundred feet south of the railroad right-of-way. The site
has a history of use which includes a cross -tie company.
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March 2, 2000
ITEM NO.: C (Cont.)
FILE NO.: Z-6797
Staff believes the proposed I-2 zoning is compatible with
uses and zoning in the area.
The Otter Creek District Land Use Plan recommends Light
Industrial for the site, the result of a recent amendment to
the Plan which was filed by this applicant as a prerequisite
to the rezoning. The I-2 zoning request conforms to the
Plan.
A portion of the site lies within the regulatory floodway.
That portion should be zoned OS Open Space and protected by
an easement granted to the City.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends approval of the requested I-2 zoning with
that portion of the site which lies within the regulatory
floodway to be zoned OS.
PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: (JANUARY 20, 2000)
The applicant was not present. There were no objectors
present. Staff informed the Commission that the applicant
had put the wrong date and time on the notice to area
property owners and the item needed to be deferred to allow
for proper notification.
The item was placed on the Consent Agenda and approved for
deferral to the March 2, 2000 meeting. The vote was 7 ayes,
0 noes and 4 absent.
PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: (MARCH 2, 2000)
The applicant was present. There were no objectors present.
One letter of support had been forwarded to the Commission.
Staff presented the item and a recommendation of approval.
All notices had been properly completed.
The item was placed on the Consent Agenda and approved by a
vote of 9 ayes, 0 noes and 2 absent.
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