TO: Mayor and Members of City Council
THRU: Jodi Phelps - Assistant City Manager
Dr. Gerald Newton, AICP - Development Services Director
FROM: Craig Harmon, CZO - Senior Planner
Demetrios Moutos, AICP - Planner II
DATE: March 23, 2026
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P26-05 - Appeal: Arland Tsobgou requests to rezone 0.44 acres at 5210 Arbor Rd (PIN 0530630070000) from SF-10 to MR-5.
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COUNCIL DISTRICT(S):
Council District(s)
Council District 1 - Stephon Ferguson
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Relationship To Strategic Plan:
This item most directly relates to:
Goal II - City Investment Planning: growth management; transportation/access and storm water considerations associated with additional entitlements.
Goal IV - Live, Work, & Recreate: neighborhood quality and housing opportunity in serviced areas.
Executive Summary:
The request applies to a small, vacant infill parcel with public water and sewer available. The key policy issue involves the appropriate entitlement level at the interface between a low-density residential pattern along Arbor Road and more intense corridor-oriented uses in the immediate area. Staff recommends SF-6 as the most compatible and plan-consistent zoning outcome for this parcel size and context.
The Zoning Commission completed its legislative hearing on February 10, 2026, and adopted a Consistency and Reasonableness Statement reflecting the recommended action of SF-10 to SF-6. Subsequently, the applicant appealed the recommendation which requires a public hearing be held by the City Council.
Background:
• Location: 5210 Arbor Road
• PIN: 0530630070000
• Acreage: ~0.44 acres
• Existing Conditions: vacant/wooded with fencing; no structures
• Utilities: public water and sewer available
• Public Notice: mailed to owners within 1,000 feet
• Fees: $1,000 paid
Issues/Analysis:
• Context and transition: The parcel functions as a transitional site between a neighborhood street with detached single-family development and a nearby commercial corridor.
• Entitlement differential:
o SF-10 maintains the lowest-intensity single-family entitlement.
o MR-5 substantially expands residential intensity and development form potential relative to the surrounding low-density pattern.
o SF-6 provides modest additional single-family flexibility while maintaining a low-density framework.
• Site scale and record sufficiency: The request applies to a sub-acre parcel without a concept plan or enforceable development commitments. Approving MR-5 would grant the full set of MR-5 entitlements without defined limits on building form, buffering, lighting, parking/service placement, or access design at this site.
• Compatibility and infrastructure: Any intensification increases the importance of access design, stormwater management, and buffering/transition standards during development review; SF-6 reduces the likelihood of land-use conflicts while still enabling incremental infill.
Budget Impact:
• The applicant paid the $1,000 map amendment fee.
• The City will incur routine processing costs (staff time, noticing) within existing operating budgets.
• The rezoning does not, by itself, obligate capital improvements; any future infrastructure needs would be addressed during development review.
Options:
1. Approve as requested (SF-10 to MR-5).
2. Approve to a more restrictive residential district (SF-10 to SF-6).
3. Deny the request (retain SF-10).
4. Continue for a revised request and/or enforceable commitments addressing concerns.
Recommended Action::Recommended Action
Approve SF-10 to SF-6. This action supports modest infill on a serviced parcel while maintaining a low-density single-family framework and reducing transition risk at the site.
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Attachments:
1. Application
2. Aerial Map
3. Zoning Map
4. Future Land Use Map
5. Site Pictures
6. Surrounding Area Pictures
7. Consistency and Reasonableness Statement
8. Zoning Commission Staff Report - February 2026