Planning Report
Z16-0018 / Blue Beacon Truck Wash
City Council District 3
Planning & Zoning Commission
February 8, 2017
REQUEST:
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Hold a public hearing and consider a request by H3H, LLC to rezone approximately 5.3 acres from Regional Center Residential 1 (RCR-1) District to Employment Center Commercial (EC-C) District. The property is generally located west of the I-35 Southbound Service Road and 115 feet north of Barthold Road. (Z16-0018, Blue Beacon Truck Wash, Julie Wyatt)
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OWNER:
H3H, LLC
APPLICANT:
Dana Morse with Blue Beacon Truck Wash
BACKGROUND:
The applicant is requesting to rezone the subject property from Regional Center Residential 1 (RCR-1) District to Employment Center Commercial (EC-C) District in order to develop the site as a triple-bay truck wash. According to the Denton Development Code (DDC), car wash facilities are defined as drive-through uses. Since the current zoning designation of RCR-1 District does not permit drive-through uses, the applicant is seeking a rezoning to EC-C District, which permits the proposed use.
SITE DATA:
The subject property is approximately 5.3 undeveloped acres situated on the north side of Denton, near the intersection of I-35 and Loop 288. More specifically, the subject property is located west of the I-35 Southbound Service Road and north of Barthold Road. Rectangular in shape, the site includes 637 linear feet along the I-35 frontage road. Per the City of Denton Mobility Plan, Barthold Road, which runs along the south property line, is classified as a Primary Major Arterial. It has approximately 135 feet of right-of-way, and aligns with US 77/North Elm Street on the east side of I-35.
USE OF PROPERTY UNDER CURRENT ZONING:
Regional Center Residential 1 (RCR-1) District is the least intense zoning district in the Regional Mixed Use Centers group of zoning districts. Regional Mixed Use Centers are intended to create centers of activity including shopping, services, recreation, employment, and inst...
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