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Conduct a Public Hearing to Consider/Discuss/Act on the Request by Pogue Engineering & Development Company, Inc., on Behalf of Carrington Partners, for Approval of a Request to Rezone Approximately 3.60 Acres from “PD” - Planned Development District to “PD” - Planned Development District, Generally to Allow Neighborhood Business Uses, Located on the Southwest Corner of Eldorado Parkway and Hudson Crossing, and Accompanying Ordinance.
Summary
MEETING DATE: May 17, 2011
DEPARTMENT: Development Services - Planning
CONTACT: Jennifer Cox, AICP, Director of Planning
Brandon Opiela, Senior Planner
Anthony Satarino, Planner
RECOMMENDED CITY COUNCIL ACTION:
• Staff recommends approval of the proposed rezoning request, with the following special ordinance provision:
1. Use and development of the subject property shall be developed as per the “R-1” Retail District regulations of Planned Development District Ordinance No. 98-11-59.
ITEM SUMMARY:
• The applicant is proposing to rezone approximately 3.60 acres of land, located on the southwest corner of Eldorado Parkway and Hudson Crossing, from “PD” - Planned Development District to “PD” - Planned Development District, generally to allow neighborhood business uses. The subject property is currently zoned for office and neighborhood convenience uses
• The applicant is requesting to rezone the subject property to develop according to the “R-1” - Retail District regulations as set forth in PD Ordinance No. 98-11-59. The intent of the “R-1” - Retail District regulations is to provide medium-intensity concentrations of shopping related commercial activities.
• The regulations for the “R-1” - Retail District refer to a base zoning designation of “BN” - Neighborhood Business District, with an exception to the use and development of gasoline service stations (gasoline service stations are prohibited on the subject property).
• A full use chart comparing what is allowed in the “NC” - Neighborhood Convenience District versus the “R-1” - Retail District regulations is provided as an attachment to the report.
• Staff has received one (1) letter of support for the rezoning request. The letter is included as an attachment to the report.
• Consistent with the zoning east of the subject property (PD Ordinance No. 2003-05-41), the requested zoning designation of “R-1” per PD Ordinance No. 98-11-59 will allow a limited number of additional neighborhood business uses than what is currently allowed on the subject property (see attached comparison chart). Staff feels that the rezoning request is appropriate for frontage along Eldorado Parkway and should not negatively impact the surrounding and adjacent properties.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
• The subject property is currently zoned for office and neighborhood convenience uses. In 1998, the subject property was included in an approximately 220-acre area that was zoned “PD” - Planned Development District Ordinance No. 98-11-59. The PD provided for a mixture of uses including office, retail, multiple family residential, park/open space, and single family residential. Portions of the 220-acre area have subsequently been rezoned for different purposes, but the general layout of uses has remained intact since the zoning in 1998 was put in place.
• The subject property (or portions thereof) have been rezoned three times since PD Ordinance No. 98-11-59. The planned development district from 1998 (PD Ordinance No. 98-11-59) and the planned development district (PD Ordinance No. 99-05-44) both designated the subject property for office uses. In 2003, a large portion of the subject property (approximately 3.0 acres) was included in a rezoning case (03-127Z) to allow the subject property to develop according to the “NC” - Neighborhood Convenience District in addition to the “O-1” - Office District regulations as defined by PD Ordinance No. 98-11-59.
• In 2007, the remainder of the subject property (approximately 0.6 acres) was included in a rezoning case (07-256Z) to allow for the same special ordinance provisions established by the 2003 ordinance to add neighborhood convenience uses. The purpose of the “NC” - Neighborhood Convenience District is to provide for a limited range of services and light retail land uses in small districts located at intersections of thoroughfares to serve the immediately adjacent neighborhood areas.
FINANCIAL SUMMARY:
• N/A
BOARD OR COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION:
• On April 26, 2011 the Planning and Zoning Commission voted 7-0 to recommend approval of the proposed rezoning request as conditioned by Staff.