TO: Mayor and Members of City Council
THRU: Kristoff Bauer, Deputy City Manager
FROM: Craig Harmon, AICP, CZO - Senior Planner
Gerald Newton, AICP - Development Services Director
DATE: December 10, 2018
RE:
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P18-33F. Rezoning of property from Mixed Residential (MR-5) to Office & Institutional Conditional Zoning (OI/CZ) (initial request to Community Commercial/Conditional Zoning), located at 1053 71st School Road (Tax Map # 9497-64-6544) near the intersection of 71st School Road and Media Drive, containing 1.01 acres and being the property of WARDLAW, VINCENT O & MELISSA L. [The owners have agreed to a more restrictive Office & Institutional (OI) Conditional zoning district.]
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COUNCIL DISTRICT(S):
Council District(s)
7 - Larry Wright
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Relationship To Strategic Plan:
2024 Goals, Goal II: Diverse and Viable Economy is achieved through the expansion of an existing local business and the redevelopment of a vacant commercial property.
Executive Summary:
The property in question is located on the eastern side of 71st School Road. It is the former site of Wardlaw's Transmission Repair and Service. The site has been vacant since 2015. The owner looks to rezone the property to Mixed Residential-5 (MR-5) to allow for a contracting business. The property has a pending purchase agreement, which is contingent on the property being rezoned.
Background:
The property has a vacant auto repair business located on just over one acre of land. In 2005, this property was rezoned from Manufacturing 2 (M2), a manufacturing/ industrial district to Residential (R5A), a residential district, which allowed lots no smaller than 7,500 square feet. This rezoning request was initiated by the owner; however, the application was to rezone to R5. The City Council approved a more restrictive R5A district, which allowed less density than R5. Due to the reduced density, the planned apartment complex was never built. From 2005 until 2015, Wardlaw continued...
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