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Project Manager: Jennifer Prochazka, Staff Planner Date: November 8, 2004
Email: jprochazka@cstx.gov
Item: Public hearing, discussion, and possible action on a Rezoning for Lot 2,
Block A and Lots 1 and 2, Block B of the Haney-Highway 6 Subdivision
consisting of 5.69 acres generally located near the Northeast corner of Texas
Avenue at Deacon to amend the current PDD Planned Development District to
include Vehicle Rental as a permitted use.
Applicant: S.F. Sanders, property owner
Staff Recommendations: Staff recommends approval of the rezoning to add
Vehicle Rentals as an accessory use on the property.
Item Summary: In 1988 this property was rezoned from A-P to C-3 after an
agreement was reached between the residents of Mile Drive and the owners of
the subject property. The agreement included a greenbelt reserve and an
adjacent access easement to serve as a 70-foot setback from the residential
property for future structures on this site, and C-3, a less intense commercial
district. Mini-storage was no longer a permitted in C-3 with the adoption of the
Unified Development Ordinance.
A PDD zoning was requested on this property to allow the construction of the
mini-storage development that is now in its second phase. Staff recommended
approval of the original PDD because the purpose was to restore an agreement
between the owners of the subject property and the adjacent Mile Drive
neighborhood. The resulting PDD has a combination of uses from the original
agreement and uses in the current C-3 zoning district in the UDO.
The property owners now see a need to provide truck rental on their property.
This use was permitted in the original agreement between the land owners and
the Mile Drive residents. Staff feels that it should be permitted on a limited basis
and is therefore recommending that it be permitted as accessory to the principle
use on the property.
Comprehensive Plan Considerations: The Land Use Plan designates this
property as Retail Neighborhood. Texas Avenue is a major arterial and the East
Bypass is designated as a Freeway on the Thoroughfare Plan.
Item Background: Commercial zoning on this property has been contentious in
the past. Prior to the recent PDD rezoning, staff, Mile Drive residents, and the
property owners met and agreed on uses to be included in the PDD.
1976 - C-1 request denied
1978 - C-1 request denied
1979 - C-1 and A-P request approved with the A-P as a buffer between the
commercial property and the neighborhood
1982 - Planning and Zoning Commission initiated a rezoning to A-P for the whole
tract after a petition by the Mile Drive residents requested that no
commercial development be allowed on the Haney tract
1984 - C-1 request denied
1985 - C-1 request denied
1985 - C-3 request denied
1988 - C-3 was approved with the support of the neighborhood and the addition
of a greenbelt between the commercial property and the neighborhood.
1988 - The property was replatted to reflect the greenbelt that was a condition of
the C-3 rezoning.
2004 - PDD approved on property to restore original agreement with the adjacent
neighborhood
The Commission acts as a recommending body on the questions of
rezoning. The Commission may recommend that the Council:
1. Recommend approval as submitted;
2. Recommend denial;
3. Table indefinitely; or,
4. Defer action to a specified date.
Supporting Materials:
1. Location Map
2. Application
3. Infrastructure and Facilities
4. Uses approved with current PDD
INFRASTRUCTURE AND FACILITIES
Water: An existing 8-in water line traverses the property from southwest
to northeast.
Sewer: An existing 8-in sewer line traverses the property from Mile Drive
to the convenience store lot.
Streets: Texas Avenue is classified as a major arterial and Earl Rudder
Freeway is classified as a freeway on the Thoroughfare Plan.
Off-site Easements: None needed at this time
Drainage: The west portion of the subject property drains to Texas
Avenue. The east portion of the property drains to a creek that crosses
Mile Drive, into the Pleasant Forest Common Area and then to Bee
Creek.
Flood Plain: No on-site floodplain
Oversize request: None
Impact Fees: None
NOTIFICATION:
Legal Notice Publication(s): The Eagle: 11-2-04 and 11-19-04
Advertised Commission Hearing Dates(s): 11-18-04
Advertised Council Hearing Dates: 12-9-04
Number of Notices Mailed to Property Owners Within 200': 22
Response Received: None at time of staff report.
Approved Uses in Current PDD
Overall maximum height of 2 stories and the following uses:
• Animal Care Facilities, Indoor
• Art Studio / Gallery
• Educational Facility, Indoor
• Health Care / Medical Clinics
• Mini-Storage Warehouse (with an accessory living unit)
• Offices
• Personal Service Shop
• Printing / Copy Shop
• Radio / TV Station / Studios (no towers)
• Retail Sales and Service.
EXISTING PDD ZONING:
Overall maximum height of 2 stories and the following uses:
Animal Care Facilities, Indoor
Art Studio / Gallery
Educational Facility, Indoor
Health Care / Medical Clinics
Mini-Storage Warehouse (with accessory living unit)
Offices
Personal Service Shop
Printing / Copy Shop
Radio / TV Station / Studios (no towers)
Retail Sales and Service