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Conduct a Public Hearing to Consider/Discuss/Act on the Request by Skorburg Company, on Behalf of Willow Park Development, for Approval of a Request to Rezone Fewer than 13 Acres from "PD" - Planned Development District to "PD" - Planned Development District, Generally to Allow Townhome Uses and Modify the Development Standards, Located Approximately 600 Feet South of Virginia Parkway and on the East Side of Hardin Boulevard
Summary
MEETING DATE: August 26, 2014
DEPARTMENT: Planning
CONTACT: Brandon Opiela, Planning Manager
Samantha Pickett, Planner II
APPROVAL PROCESS: The recommendation of the Planning and Zoning Commission will be forwarded to the City Council for final action at the September 16, 2014 meeting.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends denial of the proposed rezoning request due to lack of conformance with the City Council's goal of preserving and developing the non-residential tax base.
However, should the rezoning request be approved, the applicant is requesting approval of the following special ordinance provisions:
1. The use and development of the subject property shall develop in accordance with the attached development regulations.
2. The development of the subject property shall generally conform to the attached concept plan exhibit.
3. The attached site layout may not be constructed until all Engineering regulations have been satisfied, subject to review and approval by Director of Engineering.
Staff's professional opinion is that the proposed rezoning request should be denied due to the proposed development standards' inability to ensure the construction of a high quality development.
APPLICATION SUBMITTAL DATE: September 9, 2013 (Original Application)
October 18, 2013 (Revised Submittal)
March 11, 2014 (Revised Submittal)
March 13, 2014 (Revised Submittal)
March 17, 2014 (Revised Submittal)
March 18, 2014 (Revised Submittal)
June 23, 2014 (Revised Submittal)
July 7, 2014 (Revised Submittal)
July 14, 2014 (Revised Submittal)
July 28, 2014 (Revised Submittal)
August 7, 2014 (Revised Submittal)
August 12, 2014 (Revised Submittal)
ITEM SUMMARY: The applicant is requesting to rezone approximately 12.72 acres of land for 44 townhomes, located approximately 600 feet south of Virginia Parkway and on the east side of Hardin Boulevard, from "PD" - Planned Development District, generally for office uses, to "PD" - Planned Development District, generally for single family attached residential (townhome) uses. Additionally, the applicant is requesting approval of modified development regulations regarding front entry garages and has provided a concept plan exhibit that will govern the development of the subject property.
At the March 25, 2014 Planning and Zoning Commission meeting, the Commission voted 7-0-0 to table the rezoning request to the next meeting in order to give the applicant time to address some of the surrounding neighbors' concerns. At that time, the applicant's request consisted of rezoning the property to allow for single family detached residential uses, generally on 40-foot wide lots with front-entry garages.
At the April 8, 2014 Planning and Zoning Commission meeting, the Commission voted 6-0-0 to table the rezoning request indefinitely per the applicant's request.
Prior to the July 22, 2014 Planning and Zoning Commission meeting, the applicant revised the rezoning request from a 40-foot wide, single family detached residential product to a 25-foot wide, single family attached residential (townhome) product, both with front-entry garages. At the meeting, the Commission voted 6-0-0 to table the rezoning request indefinitely per the applicant's request.