Title
Conduct a Public Hearing to Consider/Discuss/Act on a Request to Rezone the Subject Property from "PD" - Planned Development District and "REC" - Regional Employment Center Overlay District to "PD" - Planned Development District and "REC" - Regional Employment Center Overlay District, Generally to Modify the Development Standards, Located on the Northwest Corner of Meyer Way and Collin McKinney Parkway
Summary
MEETING DATE: January 13, 2015
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 February 3, 2015 meeting.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends denial of the proposed rezoning request due to the proposed development standards' inability to mandate or achieve a high quality development, as the attached exhibits and standards have not been fully vetted and are not, in Staff's opinion, ready to move forward.
APPLICATION SUBMITTAL DATE: December 27, 2014 (Original Application)
November 10, 2014 (Revised Submittal)
November 24, 2014 (Revised Submittal)
December 18, 2014 (Revised Submittal)
December 29, 2014 (Revised Submittal)
ITEM SUMMARY: The applicant is requesting to rezone approximately 8.57 acres of land, generally for mixed uses. More specifically, the proposed rezoning request modifies the development standards, including but not limited to lot area, width, and depth, maximum height, density, setbacks, landscaping, parking, and architectural requirements, as detailed in the attached development regulations. While the applicant is proposing uses currently allowed on the property, Staff's opinion is that the requested development standards do not ensure high-quality development will be achieved, and need further modifications to ensure a development of exceptional quality can be built and the special ordinance provisions are clear and can be administered by Staff.
In 2006, the subject property was zoned as part of a larger, 50-acre tract known as Cooper Life at Craig Ranch. This zoning (PD 2006-11-132) established specific development standards and tied down a general development plan (GDP) to ensure a high density, cohesive, pedestrian oriented, mixed-use development would be constructed (see attached GDP).
On December 9, 2014, the Planning and Zoning Commission voted 7-0-0 to continue the public hearing and table the item to the January 13, 2015 meeting per the applicant's request.