Title
Conduct a Public Hearing to Consider/Discuss/Act on a Request to Rezone the Subject Property from "BG" - General Business District to "PD" - Planned Development District, Located at 500 W University Drive
Summary
COUNCIL GOAL: Direction for Strategic and Economic Growth
(1C: Provide a strong city economy by facilitating a balance between industrial, commercial, residential and open space)
MEETING DATE: March 11, 2025
DEPARTMENT: Development Services - Planning Department
CONTACT: Stewart Starry, Planner I
Caitlyn Strickland, AICP, Planning Manager
Jennifer Arnold, AICP, Director of Planning
APPROVAL PROCESS: The recommendation of the Planning and Zoning Commission will be forwarded to the City Council for final action at the March 31, 2025 meeting.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends denial of the proposed rezoning request due to [JA1]the proposed reductions in development standards for the proposed use.
APPLICATION SUBMITTAL DATE: December 09, 2024 (Original Application)
January 13, 2025 (Revised Submittal)
February 12, 2025 (Revised Submittal)
February 19, 2025 (Revised Submittal)
March 03, 2025 (Revised Submittal)
ITEM SUMMARY: The applicant requests to rezone approximately 0.769 acres of land for commercial uses, and to modify the criteria, street buffer, and residential adjacency buffer requirements for passenger vehicle fuel sales.
EXISTING ZONING AND LAND USES:
Location
Zoning District (Permitted Land Uses)
Existing Land Use
Subject Property
BG - General Business
Office Use
North
RS 60 - Single Family Residence
Single Family Residential
South
BG - General Business
Personal Service Use
East
BG - General Business
Single Family Residential
West
BG - General Business
Drive -Through Restaurant
PROPOSED ZONING: The applicant requests to rezone the subject property from "BG" - General Business District to "PD" - Planned Development District.
The site currently features an existing office building and is surro...
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