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
RE:Title
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 nea...
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