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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZ-8862 Staff AnalysisFILE NO.- Z-8862 Owner: Ralph McDaniel Trust Applicant: Ralph McDaniel Location: 4811 Baseline Road Area: 0.69 Acre Request: Rezone from R-2 to 0-3 Purpose: Office Existing Use: Vacant single family structure SURROUNDING LAND USE AND ZONING North — Mixed commercial uses (across Baseline Road); zoned C-1, C-3 and C-4 South — Single family residences; zoned R-2 East — Single family residence and commercial uses; zoned R-2 and C-1 West — Church, single family residences and commercial uses; zoned R-2 and C-3 A. PUBLIC WORKS COMMENTS: 1. Baseline Road is classified on the Master Street Plan as a principal arterial with special design standards. Dedication of right-of-way to 45 feet from centerline will be required. B. PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION ELEMENT: The site is located on CATA bus route #15 (65t" Street Route). C. PUBLIC NOTIFICATION: All owners of property located within 200 feet of the site and the SWLR United for Progress and Upper Baseline Neighborhood Associations were notified of the public hearing. FILE NO.: Z-8862 (Cont.) D. LAND USE ELEMENT: This request is located in the Geyer Springs East Planning District. The Land Use Plan shows Mixed Office Commercial (MOC) for this property. The Mixed Office Commercial 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. The applicant has applied for a rezoning from R-2 (Single Family District) to 0-3 (General Office District) to allow for a small office on the site. Master Street Plan: Baseline Road is a Principal Arterial on the Master Street Plan. A Principal Arterial is to serve through traffic and to connect major traffic generators or activity centers within the urbanized area. Entrances and exits should be limited to minimize negative effects of traffic and pedestrians on Baseline Road. This street may require dedication of right-of-way and may require street improvements for entrances and exits to the site. BICYCLE PLAN: A Class II Bike Lanes are shown along Stagecoach Road. Bike Lanes provide a portion of the pavement for the sole use of bicycles. E. STAFF ANALYSIS: Ralph McDaniel Trust, owner of the 0.69 acre property located at 4811 Baseline Road, is requesting to rezone the property from "R-2" Single Family District to "O-Y General Office District. The property is located on the south side of Baseline Road, between S. Heights Road and Sunset Lane. The rezoning is proposed in order to convert the existing single family structure to a small real estate office. The property contains a one-story single family structure located within the north half of the site. An access drive from Baseline Road is located at the northwest corner of the property. There is a small paved parking area in front of the building, between the building and Baseline Road. The rear (south) portion of the property is undeveloped. The area contains a mixture of uses and zoning. Mixed commercial uses are located across Baseline Road to the north. Single family residences are located to the south. A church, single family residences and commercial uses are located to the west. A single family residence and mixed commercial uses are located to the east. The City's Future Land Use Plan designates this property as Mixed Office Commercial. The proposed rezoning to 0-3 does not require an amendment to the plan. 2 FILE NO.: Z-8862 Cont. Staff is supportive of the requested 0-3 rezoning. Staff views the request as reasonable. The property is located along a major arterial roadway, within an area of mixed uses and zoning. Many of the older single family structures along Baseline Road have been rezoned (or obtained conditional use permit) and converted to new uses such as office, church, day care, etc. Existing commercial zoning is located immediately west and north of the site. Staff believes the proposed rezoning of the property to 0-3 and conversion of the structure to a small office will be in keeping with the character of this general area, and will have no adverse impact on the surrounding properties. F. STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends approval of the requested 0-3 rezoning. PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: (JUNE 27, 2013) The applicant was 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 8 ayes, 0 noes and 3 absent. 3 June 27, 2013 ITEM NO.: 2 FILE NO.: Z-8862 Owner: Ralph McDaniel Trust Applicant: Ralph McDaniel Location: 4811 Baseline Road Area: 0.69 Acre Request: Rezone from R-2 to 0-3 Purpose: Office Existing Use: Vacant single family structure SURROUNDING LAND USE AND ZONING North — Mixed commercial uses (across Baseline Road); zoned C-1, C-3 and C-4 South — Single family residences; zoned R-2 East — Single family residence and commercial uses; zoned R-2 and C-1 West — Church, single family residences and commercial uses; zoned R-2 and C-3 A. PUBLIC WORKS COMMENTS: 1. Baseline Road is classified on the Master Street Plan as a principal arterial with special design standards. Dedication of right-of-way to 45 feet from centerline will be required. 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 and the SWLR United for Progress and Upper Baseline Neighborhood Associations were notified of the public hearing. June 27, 2013 ITEM NO.: 2 (Cont. D. LAND USE ELEMENT: FILE NO.: Z-8862 This request is located in the Geyer Springs East Planning District. The Land �Ic�e plan �hn�e�� Mixed OffFre r nmmerrial !RAOCI fnr this nrnnerty Thin -Mixed Office Commercial 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. The applicant has applied for a rezoning from R-2 (Single Family District) to 0-3 (General Office District) to allow for a small office on the site. Master Street Plan: Baseline Road is a Principal Arterial on the Master Street Plan. A Principal Arterial is to serve through traffic and to connect major traffic generators or activity centers within the urbanized area. Entrances and exits should be limited to minimize negative effects of traffic and pedestrians on Baseline Road. This street may require dedication of right-of-way and may require street improvements for entrances and exits to the site. BICYCLE PLAN: A Class II Bike Lanes are shown along Stagecoach Road. Bike Lanes provide a portion of the pavement for the sole use of bicycles. E. STAFF ANALYSIS: Ralph McDaniel Trust, owner of the 0.69 acre property located at 4811 Baseline Road, is requesting to rezone the property from "R-2" Single Family District to " O-3" General Office District. The property is located on the south side of Baseline Road, between S. Heights Road and Sunset Lane. The rezoning is proposed in order to convert the existing single family structure to a small real estate office. The property contains a one-story single family structure located within the north half of the site. An access drive from Baseline Road is located at the northwest corner of the property. There is a small paved parking area in front of the building, between the building and Baseline Road. The rear (south) portion of the property is undeveloped. The area contains a mixture of uses and zoning. Mixed commercial uses are located across Baseline Road to the north. Single family residences are located to the south. A church, single family residences and commercial uses are located to the west. A single family residence and mixed commercial uses are located to the east. 2 June 27, 2013 ITEM NO.: 2 Cont. FILE NO.: Z-8862 The City's Future Land Use Plan designates this property as Mixed Office Commercial. The proposed rezoning to 0-3 does not require an amendment to the plan. Staff is supportive of the requested 0-3 rezoning. Staff views the request as reasonable. The property is located along a major arterial roadway, within an area of mixed uses and zoning. Many of the older single family structures along Baseline Road have been rezoned (or obtained conditional use permit) and converted to new uses such as office, church, day care, etc. Existing commercial zoning is located immediately west and north of the site. Staff believes the proposed rezoning of the property to 0-3 and conversion of the structure to a small office will be in keeping with the character of this general area, and will have no adverse impact on the surrounding properties. F. STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends approval of the requested 0-3 rezoning. PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: (JUNE 27, 2013) The applicant was 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 8 ayes, 0 noes and 3 absent. 3