HomeMy WebLinkAboutZ-8517 Staff AnalysisJanuary 28, 2010
ITEM NO.: 3
FILE NO.: Z-8517
Owner: Mountain Investments, LLC
Applicant: Tim Zimmerman
Location: 12722 Interstate 30
Area: 4.20 Acres
Request: Rezone from R-2 to C-4
Purpose: Future commercial development
Existing Use: Undeveloped
SURROUNDING LAND USE AND ZONING
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North — Undeveloped property; zoned R-2
South — Mixed commercial/light industrial uses (across 1-30);
zoned R-2, C-4, 1-2 and PCD
East — Undeveloped property; zoned R-2
West — Equipment storage and motel; zoned R-2
PUBLIC WORKS COMMENTS:
1. Portions of the property are shown in the 100 yr. floodplain. A Letter of
Map Revision was recently approved for this property by FEMA. A
special Grading Permit for Flood Hazard Areas will be required per
Sec. 8-283 prior to construction.
PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION ELEMENT:
The site is not located on a CATA bus 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 Alexander Road and
SWLR United for Progress Neighborhood Associations were notified of the
rezoning request.
January 28, 2010
ITEM NO: 3 (Cont.
D. LAND USE ELEMENT:
FILE NO.: Z-8517
This request is located in the Otter Creek Planning District. The Land Use
Plan shows Mixed Commercial Industrial for this property. The applicant
has applied for a rezoning from R-2 to C-4 Open Display District. The
request does not require a change to the Land Use Plan.
Master Street Plan:
Interstate 30 is a freeway and is controlled by the State Highway
Department.
Bicycle Plan:
A Class I bikeway is proposed for a site just north of this application. A
Class I bikeway is built separate from or alongside a road. Additional
paving and right-of-way may be required.
Neiahborhood Action Plan:
This area is covered by the Otter Creek Crystal Valley Neighborhood Plan.
The Office and Commercial Development Goal states: "Support other
more intense uses to locate on the peripheral of our study area where
interstate traffic will support their larger markets."
E. STAFF ANALYSIS:
Mountain Investments, LLC., owner of the 4.20 acre property located at
12722 Interstate 30, is requesting to rezone the property from "R-2" Single
Family District to "C-4" Open Display District. The property is located on
the north side of Interstate 30, just west of the Geyer Springs First Baptist
Church development. The rezoning is proposed for future commercial
development of the property.
The site is currently undeveloped and mostly grass -covered. There is a
gravel driveway from the 1-30 frontage road which serves as access to the
property. There is a wide drainage ditch along the front property line. The
center portion of the property is at a lower grade than the remainder of the
property. Additionally, there is a billboard located at the southwest corner
of the site.
The general area contains a mixture of uses and zoning. There is a light
industrial -type use and a motel immediately to the west, with undeveloped
C-4 zoned property further west. Undeveloped R-2 zoned property is
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January 28, 2010
ITEM NO: 3 (Cont.
FILE NO.: Z-8517
located to the north and east. The Geyer Springs First Baptist Church
development is located further to the east. A mixture of commercial and
light industrial uses (zoned C-4, PCD, 1-2 and R-2) is located across
Interstate 30 to the south.
The City's Future Land Use Plan designates this property as "Mixed
Commercial Industrial". The proposed rezoning to C-4 does not require
an amendment to the future plan.
Staff is supportive of the requested rezoning to C-4. Staff views the
request as reasonable. The property is located in an area of mixed
commercial and industrial uses along the frontage or a major interstate.
The requested C-4 zoning does conform to the future plan designation of
"Mixed Commercial Industrial". Staff believes the future commercial
development of this property will have no adverse impact on the adjacent
properties or the general area.
F. STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends approval of the requested C-4 rezoning.
PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: (JANUARY 28, 2010)
The applicants were present. There were no objectors present. Staff presented
the item and a recommendation of approval. There was no further discussion.
The item was placed on the consent agenda and approved as recommended by
staff. The vote was 9 ayes, 0 noes and 2 absent.
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FILE NO.: Z-8517
Owner: Mountain Investments, LLC
Applicant: Tim Zimmerman
Location: 12722 Interstate 30
Area: 4.20 Acres
Request: Rezone from R-2 to C-4
Purpose: Future commercial development
Existing Use: Undeveloped
SURROUNDING LAND USE AND ZONIN
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North — Undeveloped property; zoned R-2
South — Mixed commercial/light industrial uses (across 1-30);
zoned R-2, C-4, 1-2 and PCD
East — Undeveloped property; zoned R-2
West — Equipment storage and motel; zoned R-2
PUBLIC WORKS COMMENTS:
1. Portions of the property are shown in the 100 yr. floodplain. A Letter of
Map Revision was recently approved for this property by FEMA. A
special Grading Permit for Flood Hazard Areas will be required per
Sec. 8-283 prior to construction.
PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION ELEMENT:
The site is not located on a CATA bus 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 Alexander Road and
SWLR United for Progress Neighborhood Associations were notified of the
rezoning request.
FILE NO.: Z-8517 [Cont.
D. LAND USE ELEMENT:
This request is located in the Otter Creek Planning District. The Land Use
Plan shows Mixed Commercial Industrial for this property. The applicant
has applied for a rezoning from R-2 to C-4 Open Display District. The
request does not require a change to the Land Use Plan.
Master Street Plan:
Interstate 30 is a freeway and is controlled by the State Highway
Department.
Bicycle Plan:
A Class I bikeway is proposed for a site just north of this application. A
Class I bikeway is built separate from or alongside a road. Additional
paving and right-of-way may be required.
Neighborhood Action Plan:
This area is covered by the Otter Creek Crystal Valley Neighborhood Plan.
The Office and Commercial Development Goal states: "Support other
more intense uses to locate on the peripheral of our study area where
interstate traffic will support their larger markets."
E. STAFF ANALYSIS:
Mountain Investments, LLC., owner of the 4.20 acre property located at
12722 Interstate 30, is requesting to rezone the property from "R-2" Single
Family District to "C-4" Open Display District. The property is located on
the north side of Interstate 30, just west of the Geyer Springs First Baptist
Church development. The rezoning is proposed for future commercial
development of the property.
The site is currently undeveloped and mostly grass -covered. There is a
gravel driveway from the 1-30 frontage road which serves as access to the
property. There is a wide drainage ditch along the front property line. The
center portion of the property is at a lower grade than the remainder of the
property. Additionally, there is a billboard located at the southwest corner
of the site.
The general area contains a mixture of uses and zoning. There is a light
industrial -type use and a motel immediately to the west, with undeveloped
C-4 zoned property further west. Undeveloped R-2 zoned property is
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FILE NO.: Z-8517 (Cont.
located to the north and east. The Geyer Springs First Baptist Church
development is located further to the east. A mixture of commercial and
light industrial uses (zoned C-4, PCD, 1-2 and R-2) is located across
Interstate 30 to the south.
The City's Future Land Use Plan designates this property as "Mixed
Commercial Industrial". The proposed rezoning to C-4 does not require
an amendment to the future plan.
Staff is supportive of the requested rezoning to C-4. Staff views the
request as reasonable. The property is located in an area of mixed
commercial and industrial uses along the frontage or a major interstate.
The requested C-4 zoning does conform to the future plan designation of
"Mixed Commercial Industrial". Staff believes the future commercial
development of this property will have no adverse impact on the adjacent
properties or the general area.
F. STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends approval of the requested C-4 rezoning.
PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: (JANUARY 28, 2010)
The applicants were present. There were no objectors present. Staff presented
the item and a recommendation of approval. There was no further discussion.
The item was placed on the consent agenda and approved as recommended by
staff. The vote was 9 ayes, 0 noes and 2 absent.
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