Planning Report
Z16-0022/Rayzor Ranch Multi-Family Design Standards
City Council District 3
Planning & Zoning Commission
September 28, 2016
REQUEST:
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Hold a public hearing and consider making a recommendation to City Council regarding an amendment to the Rayzor Ranch Overlay District to provide design standards and criteria for multi-family development within the South Mixed Use District subarea. The Rayzor Ranch Overlay District includes approximately 410 acres generally located along West University Drive (US 380) between North Bonnie Brae Street and IH-35. (Z16-0022, Rayzor Ranch Multifamily Design Standards, Mike Bell)
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OWNER:
Scott Rehorn, DB Denton II LLC
APPLICANT:
Gary DeVleer, Hodges Architecture
Scott Wagner, RED Development
BACKGROUND:
The Rayzor Ranch Overlay District (RROD) is the document regulating the zoning, design, and development of the mixed-use, master-planned Rayzor Ranch project generally located along US 380 between IH-35 and North Bonnie Brae Street. The purpose of the RROD is to:
A. Ensure compatibility of new construction with the existing scale and characteristics of surrounding properties; and
B. Protect and enhance specific land features which have characteristics distinct from lands and structures outside the RROD; and
C. Provide within the Rayzor Ranch area a combination of land uses arranged and designed in accordance with sound site planning principles and development techniques; and in such a manner as to be properly related to each other, the immediate surrounding area, the planned mobility system, and other public facilities, such as water and sewer systems, parks, schools and utilities.
The current overlay standards have been in place since 2010, however the architectural, landscape, and signage standards for various sub-districts of the RROD have not all been incorporated into the ordinance. Sub-districts that do not currently have approved design standards include the residential area north of the area betwee...
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