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HomeMy WebLinkAboutApplicationAug 31 05 10:13a STYLECRAFT Bl.' ERS INC 97"' '60281 p.3 (*'. 41q" CITY OF COLLEGE STATION Planning 6- Development Services FO % Aug 31 05 10:13a STYLECRAFT BUS' rRS INC 979P'90281 p.4 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENT REQUEST FORM The following is required if an amendment to the Land Use Plan is requested. Based on the nature and extent of the requested amendment, additional studies may be required. Attach additional sheets if necessary. Current Land Use Plan designation: Single Family Residential — Medium Density Requested Land Use Plan designation: Residential Attached Explain the reason for this Land Use Plan amendment: The reason for this Land Use Plan amendment is to allow for the development of duplex Iots in southern College Station. There are virtually no undeveloped lots available for this type of housing in the city, and the Land Use Plan only allows new duplex development in a few locations, most of which are less than desirable from a marketing perspective. Identify what conditions have changed to warrant a change in the land use plan designation: The primary change has been the increased demand and the limited supply of duplex lots in the city. Land that is given R-2 Zoning for duplexes in College Station is quickly developed, built -out and rented, often within months of receiving its approval. This rapid absorption rate is a strong indicator that a large demand exists for this type of development. The Comprehensive Land Use Plan combines duplex deveIopment with other multi -family development types such as 4-plexes and apartments into a classification called Residential Attached. However, current trends in duplex development are moving toward clusters of similarly styled buildings that are generally not compatible with the other high-density residential developments Iisted in the plan. They are more easily marketed in stand -along enclaves that are not in close proximity with large apartment complexes. The current land use plan is very restrictive as to where Residential Attached developments can occur. Most of the undeveloped land where it is permitted is in areas where existing apartment complexes are prevalent. The plan does not account for marketing techniques that place duplex development in separate locations from the apartment complexes. Developers must therefore identify locations that are suited for this type of development and request changes to the land use plan. .Another related condition that is in the process of changing involves the city's efforts to bring new commercial development into the southern portions of College Station. The College Station Business Park near Pebble Creek has already generated additional jobs and traffic. The new business park planned on the north side of Greens Prairie Road will have a similar impact in the near future. With these increases in people working in the area, additional retail development can be expected to follow, bringing the need for even more employees. The city should anticipate the demand for multi -family housing in its southern portions to accommodate workers who desire an alternative to single-family housing. Flow does the requested land use designation further the goals and objectives of the City of College Station Comprehensive Plan? The following Goals and Objectives are achieved or enhanced by the requested designation: Land Use Goal 41 — This goal states that College Station should provide adequate amounts of appropriately zoned land for all necessary types of land uses. The extremely rapid absorption rate for duplex lots described above is a strong indicator that an adequate amount of land for duplex development is not currently available. The demand for this type of land use is likely to remain high in the foreseeable future. Received Time Aug.31. 10:10AM Aug 31 05 10:13a STYLECRAFT BU" "ERS INC 979P760281 p,5 Land Use Goal 43 — This goal states that College Station should protect, preserve and enhance existing and future neighborhoods. The tract's location between SH 40 and the future high school is isolated from other nearby single-family neighborhoods with few or no direct connections. When developed, the tract will become a small enclave of similar type dwelling units that form their own unique neighborhood with little impact on neighborhoods around it. Housing Goal #1 — This goal states that College Station should provide a wide variety of housing types and costs. The duplexes planned for this area will offer an alternative housing option to the single-family housing that is predominate in southern College Station, Duplex units offer a less expensive form of housing for people who have a need to live in this portion of the city. Explain why the requested land use designation is more appropriate than the existing designation. This tract of land is located between SH 40 and the site of a future high school. As a result, it will be sub' ed to traffic and noise from both facilities that are not conducive to single-family development as cfprriate ed for in the Comprehensive Land Use Plan. Higher density development such as R-2 is more a and more r marketable under these conditions than R-1 or other similar zoning application and certifies that the facts stated herein and exhibits attached and gA,1105- Date Received Time Aug,31. 10:10AM Now O d G N d 1