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STAFF REPORT
Case. No..:
Request:;
Applicant:
91-101
Rezone fromA-P to.C-B
Anco,Corpora tion
PHYSIGALFEATURES
Location: Lot 14, Block T,Up.iversityPark
Area: 2.9 acres
ZONING AND LAND USE
SubJect Tract:
North:
East:
South:
West:
A-PAdl11inistrative Professional
R-4 Low Density Apartments
C-N Neighborhood Commercial & R-4
R-l Single Family across University
R-4
COMPREHENSIVE. PLAN
Land Use Plan: Office Commercial /Medium Density Residential
Thoroughfare Plan: No conflict
Development Policies Commercial locations should be at major intersections.
Parkland Dedication: NA
ENGINEERING
Water: Available' and adequate capacity.
Sewer: Available and. adequate capacity
Streets: Adequate Capacity. Asper U.D.Report one access point will be
allowed and at time of platting. will be shared with adjacent property
to the west.
FloodPlain:NA
NOTIFICATION:
Legal Notice Publica tion( s):
Advertised Commission Hearing Date(s}: 2-6-92
AdvertisedC.ouncilHearingDa tes :2- 27-92
Number of Notices Mailed,toProperty Owners Within 200" 15
Response Rec'eived:
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STAFF COMMENTS lREcOMMENDATIONS
The City's Future LandUse Plan shows a consolidated block of office commercial uses
adjacent toaconsolidated block of medium density residential uses along the north side
of University between the..two retail commercial areas at the ends.
The University Drive Report stated that "The existing land uses reflected on the land use
plan on the. north side of University from,Tarroweast to Spring Loop are still I
appropriate" .
Currently the zoning configuration on the northern frontage of University is retail
commercial at the endswithalternatingA-P and R-4districts in between.
This pattern of alternating AlP and R-4 districts is not particularly desirable and the
previous University Drive study recommended rezonings to. eliminate this "sandwiching"
effect.
The "sandwiching". effect will be continued with this rezoning.
Altho'ugh"theC-B district is different fromC-l in that some C-lusesare not permitted, it
isa commercial district and was designed as such. It does allow uses thatcould have
negative impacts such as noise, lights, food odors and traffic on the adjacent developed
residential lots. TheA-Pdistrictdoes not allow the retail and restaurant uses allowed in
C-B.
Staff does not feet thatC-B . zoning on this property, would adversely affect the
recommendations of the University Drive.Reportbecauseoftheprotection yielded by the
Overlay District~ it 'is just not the preferable zoning taking all planning aspects into
consideration.
Staff suggests that A- P' zoning is preferable on this property to preserve the block of A~ P
separating two currently zoned blocks.. of retail commercial,. to avoid.possible negative
impacts on.adjacentdeveloped.residentiallotsandtoachieve compliance with the Future
Land .Use Plan.