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Case No: 94-118
Request: Rezoning request of 3 acres on the northwest corner of Harvey and Rhett Butner from
C-N and R-6 to C-1
Applicant: Paul Clarke for Flagship Enterprise
PHYSICAL FEATURES
Location: Lots 1-3 Timber Ridge Addition
Area• 3 acres
No. Lots: 3
ZONING AND LAND USE
Subject Tract: C-N and R-6; vacant
North: R-6 Apartment Buildings/High Density; currently vacant but approved for a
sorority house
East: R-6; developed as apartments
South: C-1 General Commercial; .developed as Post Oak Square shopping center
West: R-6; developed as apartments
Proposed Use: Retail
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN
Land Use Plan: High density residential
Thoroughfare Plan: Harvey Road is a major arterial; Rhett Butler is a local street
Development Policies: See staff comments
Parkland Dedication: None required
ENGINEERING
Water: A 12" waterline is available along Harvey Road.
Sewer: A 10" sewer line is available along Harvey Road.
Streets: Frontage on Rhett Butler and Harvey Road.
Drainage: Drainage is overland to the existing street right-of--ways where it is cpntained
in storm sewers.
Flood Plain: None
NOTIFICATION:
Legal Notice Publication(s):
Advertised Commission Hearing Date(s): 9-1-94
Advertised Council Hearing Dates: 9-22-94
Number of Notices Mailed to Property Owners Within 200': 7
Response Received: None as of date of staff report
The Land Use Plan reflects this property as high density residential with high density residential to
the east, north, and west. Surrounding properties have developed in compliance with this plan.
Development Policies reflect a preference for .commercial property to be located at the
intersection of major roadways, and Rhett Butler does not qualify as a major road. However,
while the request is not in line with these goals, it is not in conflict with surrounding land uses
because Development Policies indicate that high density residential land uses are compatvble with
commercial uses.
The. change in zoning would change the possible uses of the property from convenience-•oriented
commercial uses to more intense uses. such as restaurants, theaters, and perhaps nightclubs. The
more intense uses may cause more traffic on Rhett Butler than it is designed to handle. The
concern here is that a more intense use could present a situation similar to the one that was
created on Jane Street when the Black Eyed Pea was built.
The C-N lots are larger than would normally be expected of a C-N use. Most buildings in a C-N
district are restricted to 2000 square feet: The lots could accommodate much more building area
than the present zoning would allow.
Staff would recommend denial of a C-1 use due to noncompliance with the Land Use ]Plan and
due to traffic concerns. However, a C-3 Planned Commercial, which has no building size
restrictions but which would allow low intensity commercial uses, would be acceptable because it
is not more intense than the existing zoning.