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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZ-6822 Staff AnalysisApril _13, 2000 ITEM NO.: 3 Owner: Applicant: Location: Request: Purpose: Size: Existing Use: FILE NO.: Z-6822 Henry Kessler Henry Kessler 3611 John Barrow Road Rezone from R-3 to C-3 Construct parking lot for adjacent liquor store .13± acres Single family residence (to be relocated) SURROUNDING LAND USE AND ZONING North - Liquor Store; zoned C-3 South - Single Family; zoned R-3 East - Vacant lot; zoned R-3 West - Vacant lot; zoned C-3 and Single Family; zoned R-3 PUBLIC WORKS COMMENTS 1. John Barrow Road is listed on the Master Street Plan as a minor arterial. A dedication of right-of-way to 45 feet from centerline is required. With Buildi.na Perini t 2. Repair or replace any curb and gutter or sidewalk that is damaged in the public right-of-way prior to occupancy. 3. Property frontage needs to have the sidewalks and ramps brought up to the current ADA standards. 4. Stormwater detention ordinance applies to this property. PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION ELEMENT A CATA bus route is located on West 36th Street, just north of the site. April 13, 2000 ITEM NO.: 3 (Cont.) PUBLIC NOTIFICATION All owners of property located within all residents within 300 feet and the Place Neighborhood Associations were rezoning request. LAND USE PLAN ELEMENT FILE NO.: Z-6822 200 feet of the site, John Barrow and Campus notified of the The site is located in the Boyle Park Planning District. The adopted Plan recommends Mixed Office Commercial (MOC) for the tract. The house on Lot 10 actually straddles the line onto Lot 9 which is zoned C-3. The proposal is to develop this lot as parking to serve the adjacent commercial use. Allowing the expansion of the adjacent use rather than introducing a separate, new use seems reasonable to staff and appears to meet the spirit of the Plan. Development of the site, including screening and buffering, must be sensitive to the residential property adjacent to the south. The adopted Plan does also recommend MOC for the several properties adjacent to the south. The Land Use Plan is reflective of the John Barrow Neighborhood Action Plan which was adopted on June 18, 1996. Initial contact with the neighborhood association has shown the association to be supportive of this request. No plan change is necessary. STAFF ANALYSIS The request before the Commission is to rezone this lot from R-3 Single Family to C-3 General Commercial. This lot and half of the lot adjacent to the north are occupied by one single family residence. The lot to the north is already zoned C-3. The applicant proposes to relocate the house and develop the property as expanded parking for the liquor store which is located on the lots to the north. The property is located within the commercial node established at the intersection of West 36th Street and John Barrow Road. As was previously mentioned, the C-3 zoned properties to the north are occupied by a liquor store. A new auto parts store is under construction on the C-3 zoned block further north, across West 36th Street. A vacant, R-3 2 April 13, 2000 ITEM NO.: 3 (Cont.) FILE NO.: Z-6822 zoned lot is adjacent to the east. A vacant C-3 zoned tract and an R-3 zoned Single Family residence are located across Barrow Road to the west. A single family home is located on the R-3 zoned property to the south. This small, 48 foot wide lot is not proposed for development as a free-standing use but is to be developed as additional parking to serve the existing business adjacent to the north. Expansion of the C-3 zoning onto this lot is an appropriate use which is compatible with uses and zoning in the area. The adopted Land Use Plan establishes a commercial node at the intersection of 36th and John Barrow, with Mixed Commercial extending further north and south along Barrow. This property is within the MOC area, abutting the commercial. The proposal is to develop this one lot as an expansion of an existing business which is located on the adjacent commercial properties. Such a proposal meets the spirit of the Plan. Development of the site must be sensitive to the adjacent residential properties, with appropriate screening and buffers. STAFF RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends approval of the requested C-3 zoning. PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: (APRIL 13, 2000) The applicant was present. There were no objectors present. A letter of support from the John Barrow Neighborhood Association had been received by staff and forwarded to the Commission. Staff presented the item and a recommendation of approval. The applicant offered no additional comments. The item was placed on the Consent Agenda and approved by a vote of 11 ayes, 0 noes and 0 absent. 3