HomeMy WebLinkAboutZ-7044 Staff AnalysisJune 14, 2001
ITEM NO.: 3
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Location:
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FILE NO.: Z-7044
Winrock Development
Kevin Huchingson
15800 Kanis Road
Rezone from R-2 to 0-2
Future development
1± acres
Vacant, two-story building
(possible residential use)
SURROUNDING LAND USE AND ZONING
North
- Vacant;
zoned
0-2
South
- Vacant;
zoned
0-2
East
- Vacant;
zoned
0-2
West
- Vacant;
zoned
0-2
PUBLIC WORKS COMMENTS
1. Public Works supports rezoning if complies with approved
Land Use Plan.
2. Kanis Road is classified on the Master Street Plan as a
minor arterial. A dedication of right-of-way 45 feet
from centerline will be required.
With Building Permit:
3. Provide design of street conforming to "MSP" (Master
Street Plan). Construct one-half street improvement to
these streets including 5 -foot sidewalks with planned
development.
4. Plans of all work in right-of-way shall be submitted for
approval prior to start of work.
5.Stormwater detention ordinance applies to this property.
PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION ELEMENT
The site is not located on a CATA Bus Route.
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ITEM NO.: 3 (Cont.) FILE NO.: Z-7044
PUBLIC NOTIFICATION
All owners of property located within 200 feet of the site,
all residents within 300 feet who could be identified and
the Parkway Place Neighborhood Association were notified of
the rezoning request.
LAND USE PLAN ELEMENT
The site is located in the Ellis Mountain Planning District.
The adopted Plan recommends Suburban Office for this tract
and the surrounding, 0-2 zoned properties. Insomuch as 0-2
requires site plan review and all of the other Suburban
Office designated properties are already zoned 0-2, staff
believes no plan amendment is necessary for this 1± acre
rezoning.
The property lies on the fringe of the area covered by the
Rock Creek Neighborhood Action Plan which was adopted on
December 15, 1998. The only land use plan changes that came
out of the plan were the recognition of 3 existing church
sites as PI, Public Institutional. The Plan did recommend
the development of a Design Overlay District for the Kanis
Road Corridor. That concept did not come to fruition. This
immediate area was shown as Suburban Office on the Plan and
did not change as a result of the Neighborhood Action Plan.
Subsequent to adoption of the Action Plan, as a component of
the process of studying a possible Overlay District, areas
of Transition designation further east along Kanis were
changed to Low Density Residential and Suburban Office.
Although the goal of establishing a Design Overlay District
was not reached, staff believes this 0-2 request at least
meets the spirit of that goal. The 0-2 District does
require site plan review by the Planning Commission which
can help to "preserve the character" of the Kanis Road
Corridor.
STAFF ANALYSIS
The request before the Commission is to rezone this 1± acre
tract from "R-2" Single Family to "0-2" Office and
Institutional District. The property is currently occupied
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FILE NO.: Z-7044
by a two-story, frame structure. The structure is
residential in appearance but its use is unclear to staff.
Once this site is rezoned, it is to be incorporated into an
office development that includes the surrounding 0-2 zoned
properties.
The property lies within the commercial/office node around
the Kanis-Chenal Parkway intersection. The undeveloped
properties adjacent to the north, east, west and across
Kanis Road to the south are all zoned 0-2. This small, 1±
acre tract is the only "piece of the puzzle" that keeps this
entire area north of Kanis Road from being zoned 0-2. The
0-2 request is clearly compatible with zoning in the
immediate area.
The Ellis Mountain District Land Use Plan recommends
Suburban Office for this tract and the surrounding, 0-2
zoned properties. Staff believes this 0-2 request does not
require a plan amendment since 0-2 requires site plan review
and all surrounding properties are already 0-2.
Through the required site plan review, the goals of the Rock
Creek Neighborhood Action Plan can be met.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends approval of the requested 0-2 zoning.
PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: (JUNE 14, 2001)
The applicant was present. There were no objectors present.
Staff presented the item and a recommendation of approval.
There was no additional discussion.
The item was placed on the Consent Agenda and approved as
recommended by staff. The vote was 7 ayes, 0 noes, 3 absent
and 1 open position.
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