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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZ-7957 Staff AnalysisOwner: Applicant: Location: Area: Request: Purpose: Existing Use: Conner Property Limited Partnership James B. Conner 6400 Scott Hamilton Drive 0.52 Acre Rezone from 1-2 to C-3 Funeral Home Vacant Commercial Building SURROUNDING LAND USE AND ZONI North — Day care center, office use and mixed industrial uses (across Wall Street); zoned 1-2 South — Gas station and undeveloped property (across West 65th Street); zoned 1-2 East — Mixed Industrial uses (across Scott Hamilton Drive); zoned 1-2 West — Commercial use and mixed industrial uses; zoned C-3 and 1-2 A. 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. B. PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION ELEMENT: The site is located on CATA Bus Route #15 (65th Street Route). C. PUBLIC NOTIFICATION: All owners of property located within 200 feet of the site, all residents within 300 feet who could be identified, and the Upper Baseline, Wakefield and SWLR United for Progress Neighborhood Associations were notified of the public hearing. FILE NO.: Z-7957(Cont.) D. LAND USE ELEMENT: This request is located in the 65th Street East Planning District. The Land Use Plan shows Commercial for this property. The applicant has applied for C-3 for general commercial development within an existing developed site. The request does not require a change to the Land Use Plan. Master Street Plan: Scott Hamilton is shown as a Collector on the Master Street Plan and 65th Street is shown as a Minor Arterial. These streets may require dedication of right-of-way and may require street improvements. Bicycle Plan: The closest bikeway is located on Patterson (north of 65th Street), 65th and then west to Wakefield Drive and then south. A Class Three bikeway requires only special signage to signify the route. City Recognized Neighborhood Action Plan: The applicant's property lies in the area covered by the Upper Baseline Neighborhood Action Plan. The area of the plan was expanded to cover this area after the plan was written. The Upper Baseline plan is currently under the early stages of review. E. STAFF ANALYSIS: Conner Property Limited Partnership, owner of the 0.52 Acre property at 6400 Scott Hamilton Drive, is requesting to rezone the property from 1-2" Light Industrial District to "C-3" General Commercial District. The rezoning is proposed in order to utilize the existing commercial building as a funeral home. There is a one-story vacant commercial building on the property which was previously used as a branch bank facility. There is paved parking on the east side of the building. There are paved driveways along the south and west sides of the building. Access drives from Scott Hamilton Drive and Wall Street serve the property. The property is located in an area primarily made up of mixed light industrial uses. There is a day care center and an office use across Wall Street to the north, with industrial uses further north. A gas station is located immediately 2 FILE NO.: Z-7957 (Cont. south, with undeveloped property across West 65th Street. A retail use and mixed industrial uses are located to the west. Mixed industrial uses are located across Scott Hamilton Drive to the east. The City's Future Land Use Plan designates this property as Commercial. The requested C-3 zoning does not require a change to the Land Use Plan. Staff is supportive of the requested rezoning. The four (4) lots bounded by Scott Hamilton Drive, Wall Street, Dividend Street and West 65th Street are shown as Commercial on the Land Use Plan. The past use of this property has been office/commercial and not industrial. The two (2) lots immediately west along Dividend Street were previously changed to C-3 for retail use. Staff feels that the requested rezoning to C-3 for use of the existing building as a funeral home is appropriate, and should have no adverse impact on the adjacent properties or the general area. F. STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends approval of the requested C-3 rezoning. PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: (DECEMBER 1, 2005) The applicant was present. There were no objectors present. Staff presented the item with a recommendation of approval. The applicant offered no additional comments. The item was placed on the Consent Agenda and approved as recommended by staff. The vote was 10 ayes, 0 nays and 1 absent. t December 1, 2005 ITEM NO.: 3 FILE NO.: Z-7957 Owner: Conner Property Limited Partnership Applicant: James B. Conner Location: 6400 Scott Hamilton Drive Area: 0.52 Acre Request: Rezone from 1-2 to C-3 Purpose: Funeral Home Existing Use: Vacant Commercial Building RROUNDING LAND USE AND ZONING North — Day care center, office use and mixed industrial uses (across Wall Street); zoned 1-2 South — Gas station and undeveloped property (across West 65th Street); zoned 1-2 East — Mixed Industrial uses (across Scott Hamilton Drive); zoned 1-2 West — Commercial use and mixed industrial uses; zoned C-3 and 1-2 A. 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. B. PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION ELEMENT: The site is located on CATA Bus Route #15 (65th Street Route). C. PUBLIC NOTIFICATION: All owners of property located within 200 feet of the site, all residents within 300 feet who could be identified, and the Upper Baseline, Wakefield and SWLR United for Progress Neighborhood Associations were notified of the public hearing. December 1, 2005 ITEM NO.: 3 (Cont. D. LAND USE ELEMENT: FILE NO.: Z-7957 This request is located in the 65th Street East Planning District. The Land Use Plan shows Commercial for this property. The applicant has applied for C-3 for general commercial development within an existing developed site. The request does not require a change to the Land Use Plan. Master Street Plan: Scott Hamilton is shown as a Collector on the Master Street Plan and 65th Street is shown as a Minor Arterial. These streets may require dedication of right-of-way and may require street improvements. Bicycle Plan: The closest bikeway is located on Patterson (north of 65th Street), 65th and then west to Wakefield Drive and then south. A Class Three bikeway requires only special signage to signify the route. Citv Recognized Neighborhood Action Plan: The applicant's property lies in the area covered by the Upper Baseline Neighborhood Action Plan. The area of the plan was expanded to cover this area after the plan was written. The Upper Baseline plan is currently under the early stages of review. E. STAFF ANALYSIS: Conner Property Limited Partnership, owner of the 0.52 Acre property at 6400 Scott Hamilton Drive, is requesting to rezone the property from 1-2" Light Industrial District to "C-3" General Commercial District. The rezoning is proposed in order to utilize the existing commercial building as a funeral home. There is a one-story vacant commercial building on the property which was previously used as a branch bank facility. There is paved parking on the east side of the building. There are paved driveways along the south and west sides of the building. Access drives from Scott Hamilton Drive and Wall Street serve the property. 2 December 1, 2005 ITEM NO.: 3 (Cont.) FILE NO.: Z-7957 The property is located in an area primarily made up of mixed light industrial uses. There is a day care center and an office use across Wall Street to the north, with industrial uses further north. A gas station is located immediately south, with undeveloped property across West 65th Street. A retail use and mixed industrial uses are located to the west. Mixed industrial uses are located across Scott Hamilton Drive to the east. The City's Future Land Use Plan designates this property as Commercial. The requested C-3 zoning does not require a change to the Land Use Plan. Staff is supportive of the requested rezoning. The four (4) lots bounded by Scott Hamilton Drive, Wall Street, Dividend Street and West 65th Street are shown as Commercial on the Land Use Plan. The past use of this property has been office/commercial and not industrial. The two (2) lots immediately west along Dividend Street were previously changed to C-3 for retail use. Staff feels that the requested rezoning to C-3 for use of the existing building as a funeral home is appropriate, and should have no adverse impact on the adjacent properties or the general area. F. STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends approval of the requested C-3 rezoning. PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: (DECEMBER 1, 2005) The applicant was present. There were no objectors present. Staff presented the item with a recommendation of approval. The applicant offered no additional comments. The item was placed on the Consent Agenda and approved as recommended by staff. The vote was 10 ayes, 0 nays and 1 absent. IK