HomeMy WebLinkAboutZ-6819 Staff AnalysisFILE NO.: Z-•6819
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Ranch Properties, Inc.
Edward Willis
Northwest corner of Cantrell Road and
Ranch Drive
Rezone from C-2 and OS to 0-3 and OS
IQew Office Building
9.2± acres
Vacant
SURROUNDING LAND USE AND ZONING
North - Leisure Arts; zoned PCD
South - Single Family across Cantrell Road; zoned R-2
East - Undeveloped; zoned C-2 and Leisure Arts; zoned PCD
West - Vacant; zoned C-2
PUBLIC WORKS COMMENTS
1.Cantrell Road is listed on Master Street Plan as a principal
arterial, dedication of right-of-way to 55 feet from
centerline will be required.
2.A 20 feet radial dedication of right-of-way is required at the
corner of Cantrell and Ranch Drive.
With Building Permit
3.Property frontage needs to have sidewalks and ramps brought up
to the current City ADA standards.
4. Repair or replace any curb and gutter or sidewalk that is
damaged in the public right-of-way to occupancy.
5. Plans of all work in right-of-way shall be submitted for
approval prior to start work.
6.Stormwater detention ordinance applies to this property.
PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION ELEMENT
The site is located on the CATA Highway 10 Express Route.
FILE NO.: Z-6819 (Cont.)
PUBLIC NOTIFICATION
All owners of property within 200 feet of the site and the
Johnson Ranch and Aberdeen Court Neighborhood Associations were
notified of the rezoning request.
LAND USE PLAN ELEMENT
The site is located in the Pinnacle Planning District. The
adopted Plan recommends Mixed Office Commercial (MOC) for this
tract.
This category provides for a mixture of office and commercial
uses to occur. Acceptable uses are office or mixed office and
commercial. A Planned Zoning District is required if the use is
mixed office and commercial.
This 0-3 general office zoning request conforms to the Plan. No
Planned Development is required unless development of the site
does not conform to the Highway 10 Design Overlay District
standards.
STAFF ANALYSIS
The owner of the 9.2± acre tract located at the northwest corner
of Cantrell Road and Ranch Drive is requesting that the zoning
be reclassified from "C-2" Shopping Center commercial district
and "OS" Open Space District to "0-3" General Office District
and "OS" Open Space District. The site is currently
undeveloped. A new, 100,000 square foot office building and
associated parking lot are proposed for development on the
property.
The property is located within "The Ranch", a mixed use
development on the north side of Cantrell Road at Ranch Blvd.
Uses within The Ranch include single family homes, a large
private school, a variety of office uses, some smaller
commercial uses and the large Leisure Arts facility. Leisure
Arts is located on the PCD zoned property north of this site.
The C-2 zoned properties to the east and west of the site are
undeveloped. Single family homes are located on the R-2 zoned
properties across Cantrell Road to the south.
The Pinnacle District Land Use Plan recommends Mixed Office
Commercial for this tract. 0-3 General Office is an appropriate
zoning within the MOC designation.
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FILE NO.: Z-6819 (Cont.
Development of the site must conform to the heightened
development standards of the Highway 10 Design Overlay District.
The overlay requires greater landscaping and building setbacks
among other design criteria. Failure to meet the standards will
require that the site be developed under a Planned Zoning
Development.
Staff believes the 0-3 and OS zoning request is compatible with
uses and zoning in the area and conforms to the adopted Land Use
Plan.
A portion of the previously existing 50 foot OS strip along
Cantrell Road has been acquired by the State Highway Department
as right-of-way for the purpose of constructing drainage
structures, leaving a 23 foot OS strip along a portion of the
frontage. This additional Highway Department right-of-way (a
total of 83 feet from centerline) is grass covered and, when
added to the remaining 23 foot OS strip, gives the appearance of
a full 50 foot buffer. The Highway 10 Overlay Ordinance
requires a 40 foot landscaped area along the Highway 10
Frontage. Staff believes it is appropriate to waive the 40 foot
requirement of the overlay and to accept the OS zoning strip as
the required front landscape buffer for this site.
STAFF RECODMENDATION
Staff recommends approval of the requested 0-3 and OS zoning.
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