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HomeMy WebLinkAboutStaff ReportSTAFF REPaRT Case No: 94-1U8 Applicant: F.w. Bert Wheeler Request: Rezone an R-1 zoned vacant tract on the southwest corner of Lincoln and University. to C-1 and A-P. Rezone an R-1 zoned vacant tract at the southeast corner of Lincoln and University to C-N and A `P Location: Along the south side of University Drive at the.. Lincoln Street intersection. (Two tracts. along both sides of Lincoln.) Physical Features: (Tract located along the east side of Lincoln Area: 4.3 ac. (1.2: ac. to C-N and 3.1 ac to A-P Dimensions: A rox~rnatel 567' X 86' X 927' X 19' X 700' p p Y Frontage: ~ 567' along University Drive; 740 'along Lincoln.. Depth: Depth off of University Drive .varies from 86' to approximately 360'. (Tract located along the west side of Lincoln Area: 8.4 ac. (6.U ac. to Gl and 2.4 ac. to A-P ... Dimensions: Approximately 814' X 800' X :819' Frontage: 814' along University Drive; 800 'along Lincoln. Depth: Depth off of University. Drive .varies from a point at the west to approximately 360 feet at the east. The deepest `part is some 740 feet. Area Zoning: North: A-P, RCN, R-3 R-4 East: PUD A-P Sough: R-1 Nest: R-1A, R-4, A-P, C-1 Existing. Land Use: Subject tracts are vacant. Post Oak Forest subdivision with office buildin and . g townhomes adjacent to the east.. Law density residential area adjacent to the south.. Vacant and apartment areas adjacent to the west. University. Park subdivision to the north, across University Drive. .Land Use Plan: Reflected as office commercial on the front portion and low density residential as Lincoln curves to the west. Engineering: Water: Adequate (Water in Lincoln ~i Universi E ~') Sewer: Adequate Streets: Adequate Flood Plain: Subsurface on east side. Natural drama ewa ~ throw h . g Y g property on west side (part of Burton Creeks basin).. Access: Adequate frontage on both .streets to allow access. Notification: Legal Notice. Publication(s):9-5-:90, 9-2b-9D Advertised Commission Hearing Date(s): 9-20-90 and 10-4-9U Advertised Couhcil Hearing Dates: 10-25-90 Number of Notices Mailed to Property. C}wners Within 200'-24 .Response Received: One as of 9-12-90 (no .opposition} Staff :Comments: Plan compliance - The University Drive Study (1985) (which was. incorporated into the City's. most recently revised Comprehensive Plan} .recommended: 1. "Zoning in the study area from the Universi /Yarrow intersection to the East ~, ~ By-Pass) be held.. to A-P at a ma~mum. This:... proposal does not do so. However, there have been rezonn s to C~l g m the area since ..the report..-1 zoning exists for approximately 250 feet along University Dr. from the. intersection of Yarrow to the east. 2. The area at the southwest corner of the Lincoln and University .intersection was found in the Study to be well suited for a limited commercial or C-N tract to provide for commercial services to this area. This proposal requests to rezone the majority of the tract to a eneral g commercial category. 3. The University Drive report .further estates: "A buffer of R-1A zonin has been g established along Lincoln between Yarrow and Ashburn and in the Ong Lincoln Place. Subdivision. This buffer zone should be continued aloe the ,g north .side of the Lincoln St. extension, separating existing low density residential areas south of the Lincoln extension from higher densities developing o the north." The applicant has proposed to buffer... the existing R-1A to the west and the R-1 across. Lincoln to the south with :.the 2.4 acres of A-P zoning on the west and the. 3.1 acres of A-P zoning. on the east. Development Policies - The request for C-1 :and C-N on bath tracts complies with the develo menu olic p p Y relative to location of commercial districts at mayor intersections. The .depth off of University Drive of -the. proposed C-1 on the west tract varies from. approximately 500 feet at the widest to 2~0 feet at the narrowest. The. deve opinent policies call for a minimum depth of 400 feet for commercial- tracts. The pro osed C-N and A-P on the east: tract com l with. the olices that state p pY p that appropriate buffers between low intensity land,.. uses such as sin le faml . ( ~ y} and more intensive uses 'are mayor streets, other ,,,,physical features or office .commercial development (A-P}. The proposed A-P on the west tract com lies . p with the buffer policy as :well. The applicant also shows a natural duffer area that runs along the gully separating the C-1 and A-P on the west tract. Changed Conditions University Drive has been. widened:.. since the study and there have been commercial zonings -along the south side of University in the study area since then. Impacts - This request does provide for buffering using less intense zonin districts to g separate commercial zoning :and existing residential zoning/development d~ both tracts. Need - There are currently 16oU feet of vacant C-1 frontage to the: west of this tract. Conclusions Although the need for additional commercial zoning in this area is questionable - due to the large amount of vacant C-l, some commercial zoning on the west side of Lincoln is appropriate. The applicant's proposal to buffer the adjacent aa~d surrounding residential districts utilizing less intense zoning districts complies with development policies, The C-N and A-P` zoning on the east side coin lies with .. p, , development policies and the future land use plan. As per he Commission s previous discussions on this request, the decision is :whether to allow additional general commercial zoning along University Drive.